Top DevOps Jobs in Washington, DC

Design and evolve high-scale backend capabilities for GitLab’s container registry. Drive architecture, performance, reliability, security, APIs, testing, and operational readiness. Mentor engineers, influence technical direction, participate in incident response, and collaborate asynchronously across product, infrastructure, data, frontend, and security teams. Integrate and evaluate agentic AI systems in production engineering workflows while promoting responsible and effective use.

Leads software teams developing, integrating, deploying, and maintaining full-stack mission applications for DoD and intelligence customers. Builds prototypes, scales applications, develops responsive frontend features, integrates systems, collaborates with government operators, and conducts deployment and field testing in secure environments. The role requires customer relationship management, technical leadership, software engineering expertise, and active security clearance.

Leads software engineering teams delivering member-facing applications for digital origination, credit, deposits, and business banking. Responsibilities include technical leadership, talent development, architecture and API guidance, Agile delivery, engineering practice improvement, cloud and DevOps modernization, AI adoption, technology roadmaps, stakeholder collaboration, and governance reporting.

Leads technology strategy, engineering, delivery, modernization, governance, and financial planning across financial-services platforms. Oversees teams, vendors, roadmaps, risks, dependencies, Agile delivery, engineering excellence, and technology operating models. Partners with Product, Operations, Risk, Legal, and Compliance to deliver business and member outcomes while modernizing legacy systems through cloud, APIs, SaaS, automation, and modern architecture.

Develop end-to-end software and systems in an agile environment, from architecture and design through production. Build systems software using C, C++, or Rust; work with operating-system interfaces, concurrency, process management, inter-process communication, and multithreading. Integrate identity services using OIDC, apply Zero Trust security controls, identify system improvements, and support client missions. The role requires TS/SCI clearance, relevant education, Agile or Scrum certification, and Security+ certification.

Designs, develops, deploys, and maintains enterprise applications and automated workflows using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse. Integrates solutions with Azure, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, REST APIs, and enterprise systems. Responsibilities include data modeling, security, governance, ALM, DevOps, troubleshooting, performance optimization, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration. Requires at least five years of Power Apps development experience and strong knowledge of Power Platform architecture, integrations, and application lifecycle practices.

Designs, deploys, secures, and optimizes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environments supporting mission-critical federal systems. Responsibilities include managing compute, networking, storage, databases, VCNs, load balancers, IaC automation, monitoring, cost optimization, troubleshooting, documentation, and cloud migration collaboration. The role requires strong OCI expertise, Terraform and Ansible proficiency, familiarity with OKE and Docker, and compliance with federal security frameworks.

Designs, operates, and improves Kubernetes and container platforms supporting mission-critical federal workloads. Responsibilities include maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and security, troubleshooting production issues, and communicating technical risks and decisions. The role contributes to Agile delivery, supports complex integrated container platforms, and may require work during shutdowns, emergencies, or other critical situations as essential personnel.

Develop and maintain full-stack software for national security applications, contributing to frontend, backend, microservices, databases, cloud architectures, and deployment solutions. Responsibilities include coding, code reviews, feature development, technical support, automation, Agile collaboration, DevOps practices, documentation, and stakeholder demonstrations. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, extensive cloud and software technology knowledge, occasional off-hours deployment support, and 70–80% onsite work.

Designs, develops, configures, administers, and integrates ServiceNow ITSM applications for the Department of Transportation. Responsibilities include Discovery schedules and patterns, SOAP/REST integrations, data normalization, platform testing, SDLC and DevOps activities, incident resolution, lifecycle management, and on-call support. The role also serves as Enterprise Integration Manager and supports the DOT Service Management System.

Lead the mobile engineering team in evolving iOS and Android applications toward an AI-native, thin-client architecture. Define participant API and platform direction, contribute Python to backend services, establish AI-assisted development processes, improve DevOps and continuous delivery, mentor engineers, and partner closely with Product and Design. The role requires principal-level technical leadership, product focus, system architecture expertise, and hands-on use of AI coding agents.

Designs, deploys, integrates, tests, monitors, and maintains complex infrastructure and computing systems. Responsibilities include system administration, security, backup and redundancy, troubleshooting, automation scripting, performance analysis, documentation, requirements translation, interoperability, end-user training, vulnerability remediation, centralized logging, and zero-trust implementation. The role also provides technical reporting and advocates for long-term systems engineering strategy.

Leads software engineering teams and managers, oversees scalable system architecture and delivery, defines technical roadmaps with executives and product leaders, and drives cloud-native development, DevOps, security, reliability, and performance. The role also supports AI/ML integration, data engineering, distributed systems, team scaling, and cross-functional alignment with business objectives.

Design, develop, maintain, and support enterprise Power Platform applications using Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Azure, SharePoint, and SQL Server. Responsibilities include data modeling, integrations, governance, security, ALM, testing, troubleshooting, legacy workflow migration, documentation, training, stakeholder requirements gathering, and scheduled off-hours support. The role also requires protecting sensitive law-enforcement information and completing a federal background investigation.

Develops enterprise business applications using Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse. Integrates solutions with Azure, SharePoint, and SQL Server while applying security, governance, DevOps, and application lifecycle management practices. Requires production experience with canvas or model-driven apps, data modeling, environment migration, security roles, connectors, data loss prevention policies, and Power Platform Center of Excellence governance. This is an onsite role supporting a federal law enforcement agency in Washington, DC.

Leads cross-team backend initiatives and technical architecture for GitLab’s Core DevOps platform. Responsibilities include modernizing a monolith, establishing service, API, data, security, testing, and observability standards, guiding Go and Kubernetes practices, supporting Rust adoption, participating in incident response, mentoring engineers, reducing technical debt, and advancing AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Designs, develops, tests, deploys, and supports scalable cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure using C#/.NET, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL Managed Instance. Builds REST APIs, enterprise integrations, serverless and event-driven solutions, and CI/CD pipelines. Applies secure-development practices, troubleshoots production issues, supports modernization and migration initiatives, and collaborates with developers, DBAs, DevOps engineers, analysts, and government contractors.

Develop secure, scalable enterprise applications with Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse. Integrate solutions with Azure, SharePoint, and enterprise systems; apply governance, security, data modeling, ALM, and DevOps practices. Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions. Support testing, releases, enhancements, troubleshooting, documentation, and application lifecycle management.

Lead development and operation of secure cloud infrastructure and container platforms. Build AWS environments, deploy and troubleshoot Kubernetes workloads, automate infrastructure with Ansible and scripting, and improve DevOps and DevSecOps delivery pipelines. Guide platform strategy, enforce standards, integrate security testing, and support monitoring, scaling, recovery, identity, networking, and storage across cloud and application environments.

Leads a multidisciplinary business systems development team responsible for software, enterprise integrations, Dynamics 365 F&O, platform administration, releases, quality assurance, and production support. Oversees delivery planning, technical standards, testing, troubleshooting, resource prioritization, vendor relationships, budgeting, workforce planning, and roadmap development. Partners with business and technical stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, scalable enterprise applications while advancing automation, modernization, and responsible use of emerging technologies.

Leads an enterprise engineering team responsible for technology strategy, solution delivery, production support, reliability, security, and continuous improvement. Oversees staffing, vendors, projects, SDLC practices, incident management, KPIs, automation, and platform performance. Partners with business and IT stakeholders to translate needs into scalable solutions. Drives responsible AI adoption, AI-enabled capabilities, team AI training, and compliance with healthcare regulations and organizational standards.

Maintains and matures AWS platforms using DevOps practices, automation, infrastructure as code, and advanced cloud operations. Designs secure multi-account environments, AWS Lattice networking, Kubernetes and serverless workloads, and AI/ML platform capabilities. Migrates complex workloads to AWS, troubleshoots technical issues, researches scalable technologies, and mentors specialists and internal customers. Partners across teams on security, governance, disaster recovery, release operations, financial stewardship, and Agile delivery.

Support and maintain InterSystems HealthShare, IRIS, and Caché environments; provide Tier 3 production support; manage interoperability interfaces, middleware, certificates, authentication integrations, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, monitoring, and deployments. The role supports HL7, FHIR, CDA/CCDA, APIs, and healthcare data exchange solutions for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including on-call production troubleshooting.

Leads technical vision, architecture, AI strategy, engineering standards, and software delivery across cloud, embedded, simulation, and physical-product technologies. Oversees Quality & Validation, Simulation Systems, and Embedded Design teams, manages outsourced engineering partners, builds technical intellectual property, and partners with product, clinical, hardware, AI, and customer-facing teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Develop and deploy scalable Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, Flow, and OmniStudio. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, integrations, testing, source control, code reviews, troubleshooting, release deployment, and collaboration with business analysts, administrators, QA, and stakeholders. The role also provides technical mentorship and supports public-sector mission systems.