Sr. DevOps Engineer

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Full Time Herndon, VA, US

Quevera is seeking a highly skilled Senior Dev Ops Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to support mission‑critical programs in Herndon, Virginia and Springfield, Virginia
. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain secure cloud‑native infrastructure supporting critical national security missions.

Working alongside a collaborative engineering team, you will architect scalable infrastructure, develop CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and support modern microservices‑based applications. You'll leverage AWS cloud technologies, container orchestration, and Dev Sec Ops  best practices to deliver secure, resilient, and highly available enterprise solutions.

As a Senior Dev Ops Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to lead infrastructure initiatives, mentor fellow engineers, and contribute to innovative cloud‑native solutions supporting mission‑critical operations.

• Work Location: Split schedule between AWS Herndon (IAD
  21) and the customer site near Springfield, VA (approximately 50/50).
• Availability: Must be willing to work in a SCIF as required and participate in an on‑call rotation supporting production environments.

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud‑native infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Architect secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions across AWS environments.
• Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting complex microservices architectures.
• Develop and maintain full‑stack applications while ensuring operational excellence and system reliability.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions for production environments.
• Design and implement security‑first infrastructure supporting compliance and mission requirements.
• Develop and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon ECS.
• Implement cloud security controls, secrets management, and security automation solutions.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and security documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and deployment automation.
• Mentor team members on Dev Ops best practices, cloud‑native technologies, and infrastructure automation.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
• Active SBU, SECNet, and COE accounts.
• Five (5) or more years of professional software engineering experience with a significant Dev Ops focus.
• Five (5) or more years of experience developing Bash and Python scripts.
• Five (5) or more years of experience with CI/CD tools and practices, including Git Hub Actions or Git Lab CI.
• Five (5) or more years of experience with AWS services and cloud‑native architecture patterns.
• Three (3) or more years of experience with AWS services including ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Sage Maker, RDS, and DynamoDB.
• Three (3) or more years of experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK, Terraform, or Cloud Formation.
• Three (3) or more years of experience with containerization technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon ECS.
• Three (3) or more years of experience managing IAM policies, security groups, and network security.
• Three (3) or more years of experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and security documentation.
• Proven experience implementing NIST 800‑53 security controls and FedRAMP compliance requirements.
• Three (3) or more years of experience with secrets management and security automation.
• Experience using Dev Sec Ops  and security scanning tools such as Sonar Qube and Snyk.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Cloud Watch, Prometheus, or similar tools.

• Three (3) or more years of experience supporting disaster recovery solutions.
• Two (2) or more years of experience developing enterprise applications using Type Script, Python, or other object‑oriented programming languages.
• Knowledge of container security and…