Cleared DevOps Lead Engineer Hybrid

Application Window

The application window is expected to close on 07/18/2026. The posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Hybrid role in Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, DC Metro Area, Beltway Area.

Must be a U.S. Citizen due to work on U.S. Government classified environments. Some tasks may be restricted to U.S. soil.

Lead Dev Ops Engineer for Cisco Workspace for Government (W4G) – Application Infrastructure and Deployment Team.

The W4G Team provides Cisco software products to sensitive U.S. Government customers. The Lead Dev Ops Engineer will help lead a modest engineering team, work with Program Leadership, and apply Dev Ops practices to building tools, implementing CI/CD, improving processes, and developing great teams.

• Lead a modest engineering team and coach team members.
• Work with Program Leadership to develop the current team into a high‑functioning unit.
• Bring innovation and order to complex technical situations.
• Make core technical contributions to software systems.
• Collaborate with multi‑functional teams outside of the W4G Program to design, implement, and advise on solutions that meet partner and business needs.
• Partner with Engineering Manager, Software Architect, and Portfolio Owner team to create, deploy, and continuously improve the portfolio of products in development and production environments.
• Define, implement, and enforce best practices for the W4G Program.
• Refine architectural decisions into designs and communicate them to both technical and non‑technical partners.
• Address technical challenges and refine designs to meet user requirements and implement standard methodologies.
• Keep up to date with latest methods and techniques in industry and collaborate with engineering leaders and engineers.

• Keen problem solver and curious.
• Ability to learn and grow in a constantly evolving environment.
• Self‑starter who quickly learns and researches solutions.
• Comfortable working with multidisciplinary, multicultural, geographically dispersed teams.
• Technologist at heart and leader in practice.
• Knowledgeable of industry standards and successful strategies.
• Proficient with development operations.
• Aware of software development risks and what is technically feasible.
• Maintains high coding, testing, and engineering standards.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Confident and preemptive communicator.

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, Dev Ops, cloud infrastructure, or related technical areas.
• Self‑starter with a proven record in agile teams, code reviews, technical discussions, and client interfacing.
• Proven ability to deploy or migrate production applications to cloud‑based Kubernetes environments, ensuring scalability and high availability.
• Understanding of cloud computing platforms and services, particularly AWS.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), emphasizing Terraform/Open Tofu.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Ruby, or Go; experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, etc.) and enterprise standards.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing fundamentals, containerization, and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Hands‑on experience applying and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI‑powered development tools into software engineering workflows.
• Ability to apply AI to accelerate development, improve code quality, automate routine tasks, enhance troubleshooting, and increase team productivity while maintaining strong engineering judgment and security standards.
• Familiarity with designing, deploying, and scaling applications in the cloud.
• Strong knowledge of software design and deployment principles.
• Experience with microservices architecture and API design.
• Familiarity with relational and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Proficiency in multiple scripting languages.
• Security knowledge to ensure systems are designed with best practices.