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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Shadowgate Partners, Inc. - **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $47,000.0 - $51,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Apache ActiveMQ, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Apache Ant, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), CentOS, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Perl (Programming Language), Gradle, Python (Programming Language), Apache Maven, Memcached, MySQL, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Object-Oriented Software Development, Platform as a Service (PAAS), PCI Data Security Standards, Performance Tuning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Redis, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Ruby, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Web Services, Delivery Pipeline, Caching, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, SDN Network, Deployment Automation, Build Tools, Puppet, Kibana, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Atlassian Bamboo, Docker, Service Stack, Jenkins, Golang, Vmware - **Published:** October 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9247659/sr-devops-engineer ## About the Role The ideal candidate is a seasoned DevOps or SRE practitioner who reads code as well as they automate infrastructure, and who leads by example on an Agile team. Required: - Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering (computer, electrical, mechanical, aerospace, etc.) or computer science, plus 10+ years of related experience (education does not count toward the total). - 10+ years in an Agile development environment. - 10+ years of system architecture experience, including reading code and following its logic to support troubleshooting. - 10+ years managing and monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment. - Fluency with Git, and strong Linux skills across RHEL 6/7/8 and CentOS (RHCSA/RHCE-level knowledge). - Windows system administration, including monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency, and performance. - Object-oriented programming in at least one language such as Ruby, C, C++, Go, Python, or Java. - Proficiency with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methods, and familiarity with SDLC models and Agile practices. - Caching technologies (Memcache, ActiveMQ, Redis, APC, etc.), MySQL clustering, replication, and tuning, and Elasticsearch. - Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, and PCI compliance. - Ability to learn large, complex software systems well enough to isolate and reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments. - Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills, with clear and precise written and verbal communication. - Ability to work effectively with customers, developers, testers, project managers, and support staff. - TS/SCI with a current Full Scope Polygraph at the time of application. Desired: - Integrating Jenkins or Bamboo with Docker and Kubernetes for automated deployment. - Kibana experience. ## Description Our client is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to lead an Agile team building the release pipelines and automation that move mission-critical software into production quickly and safely. The engineer takes a whole-system view of how services are built and deployed, and works across teams to connect stakeholder needs with development work., Pipeline and release automation: - Build and maintain release pipelines that deliver critical software to production fast, without sacrificing safety. - Automate deployments across development, test, staging, QA, and production using scripting and automation toolkits. - Stand up continuous integration environments using configuration management, containers, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes. - Set best practices for build tools (Gradle, Maven, Ant, shell), CI tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (AWS, VMware, Puppet, Chef, Ansible). Platform and infrastructure: - Support the full life cycle of platform architecture design, deployment, and debugging. - Bring new sites and applications online through configuration management tools such as Puppet and Ansible. - Design, implement, and maintain web service infrastructure and deployments. - Automate network infrastructure configuration with software-defined networking. - Assess the service stack, recommend improvements, and find processes that can be streamlined or automated. - Apply high-availability architecture, performance tuning, and monitoring to meet SLA requirements. Version control and tooling: - Establish and maintain Git-based configuration management, including branching and merging strategies. - Maintain, upgrade, and patch Confluence and Jira. - Write automation in languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java. Team leadership and collaboration: - Serve as technical lead for an Agile team and take an active part in planning, grooming, demos, and retrospectives. - Bridge stakeholder and development requirements through clear communication. - Work across multiple teams, and step in to support deployment and operations when needed. - Protect the confidentiality of all information processed, stored, or accessed.