Senior DevOps Engineer

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Location: Remote with Preference for Greenbelt, MD

Job number: 854

Travel: Occasional Travel Required for NASA Site Access and Badging

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public‑sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs across the federal government.

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives while fostering flexibility, collaboration, and strong outcomes for our customers.

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We build small, inclusive teams that collaborate closely with our partners to solve meaningful problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC.

We partner with these agencies to:

• Build new capabilities
• Establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision‑making
• Build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale mission impact

Ad Hoc is seeking a Senior Dev Ops Engineer to support the modernization of enterprise‑scale systems and infrastructure supporting NASA programs.

This role is ideal for engineers who thrive at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and Dev Ops. While the position includes hands‑on Java development, the primary focus will be on infrastructure automation, deployment modernization, cloud engineering, and improving software delivery practices.

During the initial phase of the program, this individual will focus heavily on Dev Ops initiatives, helping mature deployment pipelines, automation capabilities, cloud infrastructure, and operational processes. As modernization efforts evolve, responsibilities will become more balanced between Dev Ops engineering and Java application development.

We have a strong preference for candidates located near Greenbelt, Maryland, or candidates willing to travel onsite periodically for badging and program‑related activities.

This role will require the ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance.

• Lead and support Dev Ops initiatives across enterprise applications and backend systems
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes
• Support cloud and hybrid‑cloud infrastructure modernization efforts
• Improve system reliability, observability, monitoring, and operational efficiency
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code and automation frameworks
• Support application deployments, production troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Design, develop, and maintain Java‑based backend services and integrations
• Build and support RESTful APIs and distributed system integrations
• Collaborate with engineers, product teams, QA, Dev Ops, and client stakeholders in agile environments
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning activities
• Contribute to software engineering and Dev Ops best practices across the program

• 8+ years of software engineering, Dev Ops, platform engineering, or related experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong hands‑on experience with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience supporting…