Subject Matter Expert (SME) DevOps Engineer

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Chantilly, VA, USA
In-Office
190K-220K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
Serve as an SME DevOps Engineer designing, automating, and securing large-scale government deployment pipelines. Build IaC, automated provisioning, CI/CD, and container orchestration; manage infrastructure projects, oversee deployments, monitor system metrics, perform code review, and mentor teams to enable continuous delivery of mission-critical software.
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About the Organization
Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. We’re looking for thoughtful, skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets.

About the Role

Redhorse transforms the way government uses data and technology. To support this mission, we are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer who will serve as a recognized authority within the company. In this role, you will tackle unusually complex technical problems and provide highly innovative solutions that drive our deployment strategies forward. You will have the autonomy to determine and pursue the courses of action necessary to obtain desired results, ensuring our infrastructure and release processes are the most efficient, secure, and resilient in the industry. Your work will directly enable the continuous delivery of high-impact software to our government partners.

Key Responsibilities

    • Serve as a recognized authority for designing and building solutions to deploy applications in complex, customer-facing environments.
    • Automate the operational aspects of all solutions via code to ensure high scalability and minimal manual intervention.
    • Work on unusually complex technical problems, providing innovative solutions for internal development, testing, and release activities.
    • Drive practices and processes intended to speed up and automate the software development lifecycle, enabling seamless continuous delivery.
    • Build and set up new development tools and infrastructure required for sophisticated government missions.
    • Analyze stakeholder needs and effectively convey technical requirements to developers to ensure alignment with mission goals.
    • Continuously identify and implement ways to automate and improve release processes using state-of-the-art technologies.
    • Provide high-level code review and analysis of results to ensure the integrity of the codebase.
    • Ensure all systems are safe and secure against evolving cybersecurity threats by embedding security into every layer of the infrastructure.
    • Identify critical technical problems and develop advanced software updates and "fixes" for complex system architectures.
    • Manage large-scale infrastructure projects and processes from inception to completion.
    • Build and test sophisticated automation tools for infrastructure provisioning and maintenance.
    • Oversee and handle code deployments across all environments, maintaining configuration standards and system stability.
    • Monitor system metrics and develop data-driven strategies to improve operational efficiency.
    • Provide technical guidance and educate team members and coworkers on advanced development and operations practices.

Required Experience/Clearance

    • Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
    • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 10+ years of experience OR a Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience.
    • Recognized expertise in DevOps engineering, specifically in designing and building automated deployment solutions.
    • Demonstrated experience solving unusually complex technical problems with highly innovative solutions.
    • Extensive experience with infrastructure as code, automated provisioning, and configuration management.
    • Proven ability to work with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives and approaches.

Desired Experience

    We encourage all candidates who meet the basic requirements to apply, even if you do not have any of the following experience:

    • Advanced proficiency with GitLab for CI/CD and Jira for project and stakeholder management.
    • Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or DataBricks) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
    • Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.
    • Experience leading DevOps transformation initiatives at an enterprise scale.
    • Familiarity with Spark or other large-scale data processing technologies.
    • Prior experience in a consulting or advisory role for high-level government or defense agencies.

The salary range provided for this position represents the anticipated base salary for successful candidates. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, skills, security clearance level, geographic location, market conditions, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in Redhorse's comprehensive benefits programs and may be eligible for performance-based or other incentive compensation, where applicable.
 
Redhorse Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
 
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
 
Redhorse Corporation shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorse’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorse’s sole discretion.

Skills Required

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with 10+ years experience OR Master's degree with 8+ years experience
  • Recognized expertise in DevOps engineering and designing automated deployment solutions
  • Demonstrated experience solving unusually complex technical problems with innovative solutions
  • Extensive experience with infrastructure as code, automated provisioning, and configuration management
  • Proven ability to work with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives and approaches
  • Advanced proficiency with GitLab for CI/CD
  • Experience with Jira for project and stakeholder management
  • Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or DataBricks)
  • Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Deep knowledge of IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi
  • Familiarity with Spark or other large-scale data processing technologies
  • Experience leading DevOps transformation initiatives at enterprise scale
  • Prior consulting or advisory experience for government or defense agencies
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The Company
HQ: Arlington, VA
310 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

We want to improve the way government interacts with and uses data and technology. Redhorse combines top-tier consulting experience with a passion for problem-solving to help clients address mission-critical government problems. We roll up our sleeves and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients to understand their issues and find solutions, using digital transformation and artificial intelligence, partnered with our domain expertise in National Security, Networking Technology and Infrastructure, Energy and the Environment.

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