Top Hybrid DevOps & Platform Engineering Jobs in Washington DC,

Leads DevSecOps strategy and implementation for tax innovation projects, managing Azure cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, security controls, vulnerability remediation, reliability, and performance optimization. Partners with cross-functional teams, manages client-facing initiatives, evaluates risk, drives innovation, and coaches high-performing teams. Uses Azure DevOps, GitHub, Python, PowerShell, DataDog, and Log Analytics to improve secure software delivery and operational excellence.

Operate and maintain on‑prem, air‑gapped Linux infrastructure for US government customers. Design, deploy, and monitor hardware, networking, containers, and orchestration; automate operational tasks; troubleshoot production incidents; collaborate on SLOs and participate in on‑call support. Frequent travel to secure sites and working in classified environments required.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll design and build complex systems, support Atlas platform operations, automate processes, and ensure high availability of services.

Support and maintain complex applications and infrastructure for a government customer: monitor and triage events, troubleshoot Linux/Windows servers, deploy and integrate software (AWS, CloudFormation, RDS), use Salt for configuration management, work with databases (Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL), write SOPs, manage security groups, and support after-hours deployments. Requires strong communication and collaboration with developers and vendors.

Implement, administer, and support mission-critical media production and enterprise IT systems for NBC4/Telemundo44. Gather requirements, deploy video and IT infrastructure, provide incident response and user support, maintain documentation, ensure cybersecurity compliance, and lead projects in a 24x7 broadcast environment (on-site, early morning shift).

Design, build, and operate the Linux-based edge appliance runtime and distributed control plane. Implement secure networking dataplanes (IPsec, MASQUE, eBPF), reliable fleet control and remote lifecycle management, telemetry and diagnostics, and drive product-focused technical leadership from architecture through rollout and incident response.

Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD workflows and GitOps deployments using GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and Kubernetes. Improve developer experience, embed AI tooling into DevOps, enforce GitHub governance, lead incident response, and mentor engineers to enhance reliability and deployment safety.

Build and manage highly available Kubernetes platforms on AWS. Responsibilities include Kubernetes and Helm platform creation, Terraform infrastructure automation, Karpenter scaling, Istio service mesh management, CI/CD enablement, incident response, security, compliance, monitoring, cost optimization, troubleshooting, and documentation. The role supports multi-region cloud environments and requires federal-environment access eligibility, U.S. Person documentation, and occasional travel for in-person onboarding.

The Site Reliability Engineer will manage Kubernetes platforms, optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, ensure high availability, and automate deployment while handling troubleshooting and security compliance.

Design and maintain infrastructure for AI applications across cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped classified environments. Build hardened Docker images, Helm charts, Kubernetes deployments, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with customers on infrastructure requirements and onsite deployments, support system architecture and accreditation efforts including FedRAMP, and improve deployment strategies for LLMs. The role also contributes to technical strategy, team culture, and solving complex infrastructure challenges.

Leads DevSecOps and application sustainment for DOL enterprise applications, managing CI/CD pipelines, secure SDLC practices, releases, production operations, vulnerability remediation, automated testing, Tier 3 escalations, root cause analysis, and moderate enhancements across AWS-hosted environments.