DevOps Engineer, Lead

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Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As a Dev Ops engineer, you’re eager to build, manage, and secure a container platform that meets your client’s needs and takes advantage of cloud capabilities. We need you to develop container management software to solve some of our clients’ toughest challenges.

As a lead platform Dev Ops engineer at Booz Allen, you can use your technical skills to affect mission‑forward change. You’ll guide your team as they use the latest cloud technologies to improve your client’s environment with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your Dev Ops platform expertise, you’ll lead your team as you inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process.

You’ll recommend resources that will help your client manage and securely adopt containers. Additionally, you’ll continue to strengthen your Dev Ops skills while supporting the development of critical cloud platforms.

Work with us to use cloud platform technology for good.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

• 8+ years of experience in the development of tools and processes to drive Dev Ops or Dev Sec Ops  maturity by automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments
• 8+ years of experience troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving issues related to CI/CD pipeline failures or slowness
• Experience developing, managing, and securing containers
• Experience mentoring or supervising employees within a collaborative team environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor's degree or 8+ years of experience in Dev Ops in lieu of a degree

• Experience developing enterprise cloud‑native solutions involving Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Jenkins, or Azure
• Experience with creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks
• Experience with creating and improving continuous deployment tools built on Kubernetes
• Experience triaging and resolving issues related to both open source and commercial tools in public cloud environments
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Linux Shell Script
• Master’s degree

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $ (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package…