Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer
ecs corporate servicesArlington, VA
$140,000 per yearAPPLY NOW
Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer
ecs corporate servicesArlington, VA
yesterday
Occupations
Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsSoftware DevelopersNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators$140,000 per year
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ECS is seeking a Senior Dev Ops/Cloud Engineer to work in our Arlington, VA (hybrid) office. We are looking for a talented Senior Dev Ops / Cloud Engineer who is passionate about building, automating, and operating modern cloud environments. Strong candidates will have deep hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, containers, Linux, networking, and infrastructure-as-code, with a desire to continuously improve the reliability, scalability, security, and efficiency of technical environments. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building, automating, and operating cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. The ideal candidate will be comfortable writing code and automation, troubleshooting complex infrastructure problems, implementing cloud-native solutions, and partnering directly with software, security, and infrastructure teams.
Salary Range: $140,000-$200,000
Responsibilities:
Design, build, operate, and improve scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure.
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using technologies such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, Bicep, or equivalent tools.
Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines supporting application, infrastructure, and configuration deployments.
Develop automation, tooling, scripts, and integrations using languages such as Python, Go, Power Shell, or Bash.
Deploy and operate containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native container platforms.
Design and implement cloud architectures using services across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
Automate provisioning, configuration management, deployment, monitoring, scaling, and operational workflows.
Support the development and operation of microservices, APIs, distributed applications, and cloud-native platforms.
Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, and performance-management capabilities across applications and infrastructure.
Troubleshoot complex issues involving Linux systems, networking, containers, cloud services, application deployments, and automation pipelines.
Improve system reliability, availability, resiliency, performance, and operational efficiency through automation and engineering.
Implement and maintain secure configuration, identity and access controls, secrets management, certificates, and cloud security best practices.
Partner with software engineers to improve development workflows, deployment processes, and application operability.
Partner with security engineers to integrate security controls into cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and development workflows.
Identify repetitive operational processes and replace them with scalable automation.
Evaluate new cloud, Dev Ops, platform engineering, and automation technologies and determine where they can improve the environment.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship while remaining actively involved in implementation and troubleshooting.
General Description of
Benefits:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or another technical discipline, or an associate degree with equivalent years of relevant technical experience.
At least 8 years of overall technical experience, including significant hands-on experience in several of the following areas: Dev Ops Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Unix/Linux Administration, Infrastructure Automation, CI/CD Engineering, Networking and Virtual Infrastructure, Containerization and Kubernetes, Application Deployment and Operations, Software Development or Scripting.
Strong scripting or development experience in at least one language such as Python, Go, Power Shell, Bash, Perl, or similar.
Demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating production infrastructure using automation and infrastructure-as-code.
Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex infrastructure, cloud, networking, application, and deployment issues.
Ability to work directly with software, security, and infrastructure teams to translate technical requirements into reliable and maintainable engineering solutions.
Must successfully complete a stringent Background Investigation and obtain the required Government Security Clearance.
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Salary
$140,000 per year
Experience level
Lead
Location
Arlington, VA
Occupation
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Industry
Computer Systems Design Services
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