Top Senior DevOps Jobs in Washington, DC

Leads frontend and backend development for Elastic.co, guiding distributed engineers and shaping NextJS, React, and TypeScript architecture. Responsibilities include API and web-service design, CMS and data integrations, performance optimization, testing, accessibility, security, scalability, observability, infrastructure integration, and technical planning. The role partners with design, SRE, infrastructure, and other teams to deliver reliable, high-quality web experiences.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using TypeScript, Java, Node.js, HTML, CSS, and MS SQL in a microservices environment. Build AI-powered applications with LLMs, RAG pipelines, GenAI agents, vector databases, and AI services. Optimize performance, implement responsive user interfaces, troubleshoot systems, participate in code reviews, and collaborate with AI/ML engineers and cross-functional teams in a remote setting.

Design, develop, maintain, and support a large Salesforce environment across Sales Cloud and Service Cloud. Build Apex, Aura, and LWC solutions; implement Data Cloud and AgentForce capabilities; maintain integrations and data flows; troubleshoot production issues; create reports and dashboards; recommend automation; participate in architecture, testing, deployment, documentation, and code reviews; and enforce scalable Salesforce development practices.

Design and develop enterprise application architectures aligned with enterprise standards. Lead technical planning, create architecture artifacts, evaluate integrations, define specifications, and guide teams on APIs, microservices, containers, cloud, event-driven and secure design practices. Influence strategy and make technical decisions for complex projects.

Lead technical direction and hands-on delivery for a government-focused product. Architect and implement scalable full-stack features using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, and Hibernate; apply cloud-native architecture, AI agents, and LLMs; enforce engineering, testing, observability, and DevOps practices; mentor engineers; and drive secure, reliable, high-quality releases.

Lead and mentor a software engineering squad while remaining hands-on with code reviews, design discussions, and occasional development. Own the software development lifecycle, drive sprint execution, remove blockers, ensure secure and high-quality delivery, and partner with product and engineering leadership. Support open-source contributors, communicate progress and risks, and guide engineers’ technical and professional growth.

Leads enterprise systems architecture for telecommunications IT environments, with a specialized focus on Netcracker core billing. Designs and integrates rating, invoicing, payments, collections, and mediation solutions; guides Agile and SAFe delivery; manages architecture artifacts, technical roadmaps, risks, dependencies, security, compliance, and operational readiness. Collaborates across business, product, engineering, infrastructure, cloud, data, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable, resilient, supportable systems.

Lead technical direction for Elastic’s billing experience platform. Design and evolve public and internal APIs, build full-stack billing and account-management features, and shape scalable architecture and data models. Improve reliability, observability, deployment, CI/CD, and incident response across cloud services. Mentor engineers, review technical work, influence roadmap priorities, collaborate across Product, Design, SRE, Finance, and Cloud teams, and participate in on-call rotations.

Leads architecture, engineering, security, governance, automation, and strategic direction for enterprise Microsoft 365 and hybrid cloud platforms. Designs scalable cloud-native solutions, automates provisioning and security remediation, manages infrastructure as code, oversees migrations and modernization, defines standards and roadmaps, and serves as the highest technical escalation point. Partners with vendors and internal teams, mentors engineers, and ensures platform reliability, compliance, monitoring, and operational support.

Leads hands-on automated testing and quality engineering for DCSA mission-critical systems. Builds Tosca automation across UI, API, mobile, and packaged applications; governs qTest traceability and reporting; integrates automated suites with CI/CD quality gates; coordinates test cycles, defect triage, release readiness, and performance testing. Coaches testers, architects reusable automation frameworks, manages stakeholder alignment, and supports government customer briefings while maintaining quality across complex federal programs.

Owns maintenance and support of Virscidian’s existing software products. Responsibilities include resolving defects and customer issues, developing C#/.NET desktop and server applications, working with SQL Server and REST APIs, supporting Azure resources and DevOps processes, troubleshooting deployments, and delivering incremental features. The role collaborates with support, product, business, and engineering teams while contributing to SaaS, scientific algorithms, performance, and scalability initiatives when appropriate.

Develop and support Oracle E-Business Suite applications for USPS, including Forms, Reports, PL/SQL, integrations, configuration, upgrades, performance optimization, incident resolution, documentation, and production support. The role requires expertise across financial and supply chain modules, Agile delivery, DevOps practices, ServiceNow, and on-call or after-hours support.

Designs, develops, configures, and supports Edifecs healthcare EDI solutions and transaction mappings. Works with 837, 834, 835, 820, and 270/271 transactions; troubleshoots transmissions, configures validations, and develops Groovy scripts. Leads Agile and DevOps efforts, mentors engineers, supports QA, and designs scalable AWS applications using containers, microservices, and CI/CD. Provides technical leadership, architecture guidance, performance tuning, and stakeholder consultation.

Lead and scale distributed engineering teams, drive technical best practices, manage project timelines and risks, oversee hiring and career development, and ensure scalable, secure, maintainable architectures while collaborating with product and stakeholders.

Own HashSphere's up-market product roadmap for tokenization and markets, translate Tier-1 financial institution requirements into engineering-ready features, support enterprise sales cycles (technical evaluations, InfoSec, RFPs), partner with Asseto and ioBuilders, run customer discovery and prototypes using AI tools, and codify repeatable GTM plays for enterprise FSI use cases.

Leads data engineering teams and provides technical direction for software architecture, development, DevOps, engineering standards, platform strategy, and production support. Partners with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders on roadmaps and solutions, manages vendors, coaches engineers, recruits talent, and oversees team performance, budgets, objectives, and continuous improvement.

Design, develop, and scale mission-critical backend applications and distributed services. Build Python and Celery services, FastMCP services, Docker Swarm environments, and horizontally scalable architectures. Optimize Couchbase and NoSQL data systems, troubleshoot Linux-based distributed environments, and apply cloud-native AWS practices. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver secure, reliable solutions while using spec-driven development and AI coding tools.

Leads the design, development, testing, deployment, and technical direction of scalable AWS backend solutions for assessment scoring systems. Builds Node.js and TypeScript APIs, microservices, data pipelines, and serverless applications; resolves production issues; ensures engineering quality and data accuracy; and mentors junior engineers. Partners with product, business, and psychometrics stakeholders on requirements, roadmaps, and delivery. Promotes DevOps, testing, documentation, responsible AI-assisted development, and continuous improvement.

Leads and develops software engineering teams while remaining hands-on with Java and Spring Boot development. Responsibilities include setting architecture and technical roadmaps, delivering scalable enterprise applications, guiding Agile planning, improving CI/CD and DevOps practices, supporting production reliability, mentoring talent, and partnering with product and business stakeholders. The role manages hiring, performance, succession planning, and engineering excellence initiatives.

Design, build, and maintain scalable Salesforce solutions (Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL), manage integrations and sandboxes, define DevOps and deployment standards, monitor performance and security, troubleshoot production issues, and establish safe AI/code-generation practices and governance for the CRM platform.

Lead continuous development and delivery processes for a government customer. Design, develop, test, implement, and support Azure DevOps Server IaaS YAML pipelines and associated scripts. Manage Azure IaaS infrastructure through scripting, implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using ARM templates, PowerShell, and Bash, and provide technical leadership to junior team members. Requires active Secret clearance and strong communication and coordination skills.

Designs and maintains GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and secure multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. Automates cybersecurity compliance, continuous authorization, evidence collection, monitoring, and remediation workflows. Integrates security and observability tools, supports incident response, troubleshoots infrastructure and pipeline issues, and maintains technical documentation. Collaborates across development, security, architecture, and operations teams to implement DevSecOps, cloud modernization, resilience, and Agile delivery practices.

Defines and governs enterprise architecture across applications, infrastructure, cloud, integrations, security, and data. Develops technology strategies and roadmaps, leads architecture governance and modernization initiatives, and guides cloud migration, application integration, infrastructure automation, resiliency, and security-by-design. Partners with executives, business stakeholders, product teams, engineers, cybersecurity teams, and vendors to align technology investments with business objectives. Mentors technical teams and communicates architectural decisions across technical and business audiences.

Provides technical leadership for mainframe automation architecture, development, integration, and performance improvement. Designs scalable solutions across z/OS environments and automation platforms, reduces manual intervention through automated corrective actions, and guides agile engineering practices. Evaluates tool effectiveness, identifies systemic gaps, and drives enhancements for proactive issue detection. The role requires strong mainframe programming expertise, technical leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Develop, configure, integrate, and support ServiceNow solutions across ITSM, telecommunications, order management, and operations modules. Responsibilities include building workflows and applications, maintaining integrations and CMDB data, supporting upgrades and migrations, automating processes, troubleshooting platform issues, gathering requirements, and collaborating in Agile teams. The role is fully onsite in Washington, DC and requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and Security+ certification.