Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior Dev Ops Engineer - 24730 Location: Fort Belvoir, VA (Onsite) | Full-Time

Clearance: Active TS/SCI Employment Type: Full-Time Salary: $ - $
Benefits: Competitive salary and bonus structure, comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous PTO, and training allowances.
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Metronome is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Dev Ops Engineer to join our fast-paced development team supporting mission-critical government programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, configuration management, CI/CD, automation, AWS, Linux systems administration, Bash scripting, and Python programming - along with a solid understanding of Big Data solutions.

This position is 100% onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA
, with occasional travel as required. You'll be joining a collaborative, high-performing team focused on building and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated Dev Ops environments.

If you have a passion for automation, cloud engineering, and mission-driven technology, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

• Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS (particularly EKS)
• Support edge and on-premises infrastructure for hybrid and portable systems
• Automate deployment processes to ensure reliability and scalability
• Manage and maintain Kubernetes clusters and cloud-based systems
• Collaborate closely with developers to integrate applications into CI/CD workflows
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production system issues
• Continuously improve automation, Dev Ops tooling, and infrastructure performance
• Stay current with emerging technologies and modernize systems accordingly
• Perform other duties as assigned

Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government clearance required
• U.S. citizenship required

Experience &

Education:

• 9+ years in Dev Ops Engineering or Software Development with a Bachelor's in a related field; OR 7 years with a Master's; OR 13 years with a High School Diploma or equivalent

Technical Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) for infrastructure design and management
• Proficient in Linux system administration and troubleshooting
• Experienced with Terraform and Ansible for configuration management and infrastructure automation
• Skilled in container and OS deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management
• Proficient in programming and scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Go)
• Familiarity with Git, Flux, and related Dev Ops tool chains
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex system issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and standard development tool suites (JIRA, Confluence, Git Hub, Git Lab)
• Must possess a DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification (e.g., Security+)
• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week at Fort Belvoir, VA, and travel as needed
• Willingness to assist with workspace opening/closing during regular business hours as required

• Experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, Postgre
  
  SQL, Elastic Search, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto
• Hands-on experience with EKS, Diode, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform
• Familiarity with secure Dev Sec Ops  practices and large-scale distributed systems