DevOps Engineer, Senior

DevOps Engineer, Senior

The Opportunity:

Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As a DevOps engineer, you’re eager to develop, 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 senior platform DevOps engineer at Booz Allen, you can use your technical skills to affect mission-forward change. On our team, you’ll hone your skills using the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your client’s environment with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your DevOps platform experience, you’ll support your team as you inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the deployment, monitoring, and reliability of the client's infrastructure. You'll work with developers and data engineers to automate workflows and ensure high system availability, security, and performance.

You’ll recommend resources that will help your client manage and securely adopt containers. Additionally, you’ll continue to strengthen your DevOps skills while supporting the development of critical cloud platforms. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Work with us to use cloud platform technology for good.
 

Join us. The world can’t wait.  

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, site reliability engineering, or systems engineering

• 3+ years of experience with AWS services, such as EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, or IAM

• 3+ years of experience scripting in Bash, Python, Groovy, or Jenkins

• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD tools, such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins

• 3+ years of experience with containerization, such as Docker

• 2+ years of experience designing and architecting cloud infrastructure with best security practices 

• 3+ years of experience working with infrastructure-as-code, such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Packer, or Ansible

• 2+ years of experience with monitoring and alerting tools, such as Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or OpenTelemetry

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• 2+ years of experience collaborating with development and QA teams to streamline deployments and environment configurations

• 2+ years of experience automating operational tasks, including environment provisioning, backups, and log management

• 2+ years of experience ensuring compliance with federal security standards, such as FISMA or FedRAMP

• 3+ years of experience troubleshooting production issues and participating in incident response

• Ability to contribute to documentation and internal runbooks for DevOps processes

• Possession of excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills 

Vetting:

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

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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 for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.