DevOps Development Lead (Clearance Required)
$100,000–$150,000 year
On-site · Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
DevOps Development Lead overseeing a senior, on-site role at Fort Meade, MD. Leads sprint planning, team tasking, and drives infrastructure technical direction including CI/CD pipeline management and cloud infrastructure cost optimization. Architect and maintain AWS infrastructure with Terraform IaC, build automation tooling, and secure networking. Manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes (EKS/ECS/Fargate), Docker, and Terraform-based automation; implement GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Argo CD for GitOps. Requires DoD-level clearance (TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and CI Polygraph within 7 years) and DoD 8140 CWIP certification. Strong Agile leadership, cross-team collaboration, and ability to translate program needs into infrastructure decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a related discipline, or equivalent combined education and experience (12+ years, or 10 years with related Master's)
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) - must be active prior to start
- CI Polygraph within the last 7 years - must be active prior to start
- Current DoD 8140 (CWIP) certification - must be active prior to start
- Extensive experience architecting and managing AWS infrastructure using Terraform and IaC practices
- Strong background in containerization and orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, ECS, Fargate), Docker, Docker Compose
- Experience developing and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Argo CD GitOps workflows
- Proficiency in DevOps scripting languages: Python, Ansible, Terraform
- Experience performing high-level systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and cost analysis
- Experience managing sprint workloads and driving team technical direction in an Agile environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with engineers, product owners, and program stakeholders
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