Senior DevOps Engineer

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a government client in Rosslyn, VA.

This role focuses on building, automating, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, and deployment workflows across multiple environments.

The ideal candidate combines strong cloud engineering skills with deep automation, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code expertise.

This is an on-site position that requires a Top Secret with SCI clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS022, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

CI/CD Engineering & Automation

- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline application build, test, and deployment workflows.

- Automate repetitive tasks including environment provisioning, integration tests, security scans, and deployment validations.

- Integrate pipelines with version control, artifact repositories, monitoring tools, and change management workflows.

Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering

- Manage and support cloud infrastructure across development, test, staging, and production environments.

- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM/Bicep.

- Optimize cloud resource usage for cost, performance, reliability, and security.

- Provide technical oversight on cloud platform components, security enforcement, and operational readiness.

Containerization & Orchestration

- Build and maintain containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or AKS.

- Implement automated cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.

- Collaborate with application teams to containerize applications and enforce DevOps best practices.

Monitoring, Logging & Reliability

- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for infrastructure and applications.

- Support incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.

- Develop and maintain operational runbooks, dashboards, and automated health checks.

Security & Compliance

- Embed security controls and automated checks into CI/CD pipelines ("shift left security").

- Support security documentation, compliance validation, and accreditation workflows for production deployments.

- Ensure adherence to government security controls, patching requirements, and cloud governance standards.

Collaboration & Agile Support

- Work closely with developers, testers, and product owners to enable rapid and reliable software delivery.

- Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, and retrospectives.

- Provide technical guidance on DevOps adoption, tooling, and cloud engineering best practices.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Active TS/SCI Clearance

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

- Minimum of 8+ years of experience with DevOps engineering or cloud automation, with a focus on...