Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer - 24730
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA (Onsite) | Full-Time

Clearance: Active TS/SCI
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $137,510.00 - $200,000.00
Benefits: Competitive salary and bonus structure, comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous PTO, and training allowances.
Application: Apply directly here or via our Careers Page. You may also email your resume to r.derring@wearemetronome.com.
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Metronome is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced development team supporting mission-critical government programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, configuration management, CI/CD, automation, AWS, Linux systems administration, Bash scripting, and Python programming - along with a solid understanding of Big Data solutions.

This position is 100% onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA, with occasional travel as required. You'll be joining a collaborative, high-performing team focused on building and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated DevOps environments.

If you have a passion for automation, cloud engineering, and mission-driven technology, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

• Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS (particularly EKS)

• Support edge and on-premises infrastructure for hybrid and portable systems

• Automate deployment processes to ensure reliability and scalability

• Manage and maintain Kubernetes clusters and cloud-based systems

• Collaborate closely with developers to integrate applications into CI/CD workflows

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production system issues

• Continuously improve automation, DevOps tooling, and infrastructure performance

• Stay current with emerging technologies and modernize systems accordingly

• Perform other duties as assigned

Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government clearance required

• U.S. citizenship required

Experience & Education:

• 9+ years in DevOps Engineering or Software Development with a Bachelor's in a related field;
  OR 7 years with a Master's;
  OR 13 years with a High School Diploma or equivalent

Technical Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) for infrastructure design and management

• Proficient in Linux system administration and troubleshooting

• Experienced with Terraform and Ansible for configuration management and infrastructure automation

• Skilled in container and OS deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management

• Proficient in programming and scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Go)

• Familiarity with Git, Flux, and related DevOps toolchains

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex system issues

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and standard development tool suites (JIRA, Confluence, GitHub, GitLab)

• Must possess a DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification (e.g., Security+)

• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week at Fort Belvoir, VA, and travel as needed

• Willingness to assist with workspace opening/closing during regular business hours as required

• Experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto

• Hands-on experience with EKS, Diode, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform

• Familiarity with secure DevSecOps practices and large-scale distributed systems