Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Summary

Glia Cell Technologies is seeking a Senior Dev Ops Engineer for a full‑time position supporting a U.S. Government customer. The role involves sustaining critical mission‑related software and systems on a large government contract.

• Support the development lifecycle of platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build a release pipeline to enable fast but safe delivery of critical business software to production.
• Develop and maintain version control best practices, including branching and merging strategies (GIT).
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies (planning, grooming, product demonstration, retrospectives).
• Automate release deployments across development, test, staging, quality assurance, and production stacks using scripting languages and automation toolkits.

• Active or reinstate‑able TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Minimum ten (10) years of related engineering experience (excludes education). Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills.

• AWS (ECS, EKS) with DOD implementation experience.
• Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure automation.
• Kafka.
• Java.
• NiFi.
• PostgreSQL.

• Fluent with Git.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments (RHEL 7/8, RHCS, RHCE, CentOS).
• Experience with Windows system administration and performance monitoring.
• 10+ years in an Agile development environment.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment.
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, ActiveMQ, Redis, APC, etc.), MySQL clustering/replication, Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus).
• Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance, etc.

Columbia, MD

$170,000 to $260,000. Sign‑on bonus eligible.

• Care First medical coverage for employee and dependents.
• Guardian dental and vision coverage for employee and dependents.
• Up to 25 days of paid time off, plus up to 40 hours PTO carryover.
• 11 federal government holidays.
• Work‑from‑home opportunities.
• 401(k) company contribution, fully vested Day 1.
• Discretionary, certification, and sign‑on bonus potential.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Annual professional development budget.
• 100% premium covered for life & disability insurances.
• Additional voluntary life insurance coverage available.
• Employee assistance program.
• Travel protection program.
• Financial planning assistance.
• Bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Monthly team and family events.
• Technology budget.
• Global entry program.
• Annual swag budget.

Glia Cell Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.