Top DevOps Jobs in Washington, DC

Manage Azure cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, load balancing, DNS, security, monitoring, and logging. Build CI/CD pipelines and secure Linux machine images, implement Infrastructure as Code, troubleshoot deployments, and improve application reliability. This two-month contractor engagement requires independent delivery of production-quality infrastructure, with opportunities to support multi-cloud environments and confidential computing.

Lead and scale the quality assurance strategy for a remote health technology company. Manage and mentor QA engineers across Scrum teams, oversee automated and manual testing, integrate test frameworks with CI/CD pipelines, establish quality metrics, improve test coverage and environments, and ensure compliance with regulated-industry standards. Partner with engineering, product, and executive leadership to drive quality practices across the software development lifecycle.

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.

Own and improve 15Five’s AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure, databases, CI/CD pipelines, observability, reliability, disaster recovery, security operations, and AI platform. The role includes incident leadership, on-call participation, infrastructure automation with Terraform and Ansible, PostgreSQL administration, access and secrets management, compliance support, and cross-functional project delivery. This remote position requires strong ownership, communication, and the ability to independently deliver infrastructure, security, reliability, and AI governance initiatives.

Lead strategy and execution to improve engineering effectiveness, efficiency, and delivery predictability. Build operating models, governance, metrics, and cadences; drive cross-functional initiatives (AI enablement, developer experience, technical governance); improve team effectiveness and organizational scaling.

Leads and develops a software engineering team while contributing hands-on to enterprise application design, coding, testing, code reviews, production support, and technical decisions. Builds scalable solutions using C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, and modern web technologies; partners with product and business stakeholders; supports Agile delivery, CI/CD, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and engineering best practices. The role also includes mentoring engineers, monitoring delivery and operational metrics, and driving continuous improvement.

Designs and manages CI/CD pipelines, develops Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, integrates AWS and Azure services, and maintains cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The role automates development processes, monitors system performance, ensures compliance and security, conducts production root cause analysis, and collaborates with development teams on software integration. Responsibilities also include managing Kubernetes, source control, observability, networking, and cloud operations tools.

Leads a DevOps engineering team while designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, monitoring, security controls, infrastructure as code, containerized microservices, and disaster recovery processes. The role focuses on improving developer efficiency, system reliability, scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness. Responsibilities include incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, stakeholder communication, cross-functional collaboration, and participation in on-call support.

Designs, deploys, and manages secure, scalable GCP infrastructure using Terraform. Builds CI/CD pipelines, automates infrastructure and application delivery, optimizes cloud performance and costs, and maintains reliability through monitoring and incident management. The role requires deep GCP and Terraform expertise, familiarity with CI/CD tools, and knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, zero-trust security, IAM governance, and cloud compliance.

Lead internal developer platform design, CI/CD standardization, AWS FinOps, and production Kubernetes operations. Manage EKS, Kafka/MSK, observability, incident response, infrastructure as code, cloud security, compliance, backup and recovery, and secure software development practices. Advise engineering teams on architecture and technical debt, apply AI to operational automation, improve reliability metrics, and mentor developers adopting internal tooling.

Lead design, deployment, and operation of Caldera's blockchain infrastructure. Build and expand DevOps pipelines, manage Kubernetes/AWS deployments, implement IaC (Terraform/Helm), enhance observability, optimize performance, and maintain infrastructure security for production rollup chains.

Manage and improve CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, AWS infrastructure, Terraform resources, monitoring, and incident response for the SportsRecruits platform. Troubleshoot application, database, and distributed-system performance issues; maintain development and QA environments; collaborate with engineering, QA, product, and security teams; and implement automation, observability, scalability, and AI-assisted monitoring improvements.

Design, build, and operate cloud-native, enterprise-grade SaaS services on Azure. Lead architecture and design, develop APIs and UIs, apply AI-enabled engineering tools, ensure observability, support production incidents, and drive reliability, performance, and CI/CD improvements across teams.

Leads the DevOps function, managing the team while remaining hands-on with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, observability, security, disaster recovery, and cost optimization. Establishes operational processes, owns the DevOps roadmap, supports data engineering infrastructure, participates in on-call rotation, and partners across engineering to improve reliability, automation, and delivery performance.

Build scalable full-stack software for a cloud-based bioprocessing platform connecting scientific workflows, cloud infrastructure, and laboratory hardware. Develop emulators and hardware-in-the-loop testing systems, establish verification and traceability practices for regulated environments, deliver Console platform features, collaborate across software, hardware, and scientific teams, and mentor engineers.

Build and maintain scalable AWS/Azure infrastructure, Terraform-based IaC, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes and GitOps deployments. Improve observability, reliability, security, automation, and developer productivity while troubleshooting production issues and participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation. Partner with engineering and security teams on infrastructure best practices and long-term platform projects.

Supports large-scale global network operations and modernization for the U.S. Department of State. Responsibilities include enterprise network architecture, roadmap development, steady-state operations, cybersecurity integration, automation, monitoring, governance, lifecycle controls, implementation guidance, and telemetry-driven reporting. The role requires expertise in network infrastructure, cloud networking, SDN, SD-WAN, Zero Trust, government compliance frameworks, enterprise WiFi, ITSM integration, and infrastructure automation.

Maintain and improve AWS-based Kubernetes infrastructure, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Terraform modules, and Helm deployments for a satellite communications platform. The role focuses on cloud reliability, security, observability, IAM, troubleshooting, automation, and operational support across distributed engineering teams.

Lead enterprise architecture and Java engineering teams developing scalable on-premises and AWS cloud applications. Design baseline and target architectures, optimize Oracle and PostgreSQL data systems, oversee CI/CD pipelines, and guide Agile and DevOps execution. Evaluate architecture gaps and recommend improvements for stability, interoperability, portability, scalability, and security accreditation. Provide technical strategy, client consultation, data analysis, project staff supervision, and leadership for national security missions.

Oversee cloud and infrastructure services, leading technical teams, vendors, incident response, change management, service monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement. Develop strategies for infrastructure stability, scalability, and performance across AWS and Azure environments. Manage resources, contracts, SLAs, risk mitigation, reporting, and stakeholder communications while ensuring reliable technical operations and alignment with business objectives.

Designs and manages DevOps processes, automation, CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, containerized infrastructure, observability, and release systems. Partners with development, QA, DataOps, architecture, support, and operations teams to improve reliability, security, scalability, and performance. Responsibilities include infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, technical documentation, tool evaluation, production support, and continuous improvement.

Designs, implements, and maintains Azure cloud infrastructure, Azure DevOps pipelines, and Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code. Serves as a technical expert across infrastructure and application teams, ensures cloud solutions meet security and vendor best practices, develops technology roadmaps, performs root cause analysis, and documents managed services. The role also supports Microsoft cloud integrations, lifecycle planning, and communication of technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.

Design, implement, and optimize secure multi-cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP/Oracle) architectures and migrations for DoD environments. Support automation, systems integration, ATO/FedRAMP compliance, infrastructure security, documentation, and cross-functional cloud modernization initiatives.

Lead ServiceNow implementations for enterprise customers: design, develop, integrate, and maintain scalable ServiceNow solutions (ITOM, Discovery, Service Mapping, AIOps). Build custom scripts and integrations, troubleshoot, participate in SCRUM, and work directly with customers to deliver projects on time.

Designs, builds, automates, and manages secure, scalable cloud platforms. Responsibilities include developing platform services, APIs, self-service capabilities, CI/CD pipelines, IAM solutions, infrastructure automation, observability, and security controls. The role supports reliability, incident management, troubleshooting, modernization, documentation, and collaboration across development, security, architecture, and operations teams.