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Lead DevOps Engineer
$175K–$240K
Denver, CO +3 · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Arlington, Virginia, United States
San Diego, California, United States
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- At least 5 years of work experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
About the job
Leads engineering teams in building and maintaining infrastructure and CI/CD tooling for software deployed in operational and classified environments.
What you'll do
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for varied deployment environments, supporting cloud toolsets and multiple classification levels.
- Maintain deployment infrastructure and tooling, including reliability, security monitoring, alerting, and compliance with Department of Defense standards.
- Coach team members on DevOps practices and improve processes while coordinating with customer environments and corporate IT.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizen with an active US Security Clearance and SCI Eligibility.
- BS in Computer Science or related field and at least 5 years of work experience.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Gitlab), cloud platforms, automated provisioning tools, containerization, Kubernetes management, and deploying and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.
- Knowledge of Linux system administration, Python, Linux Shell, and cybersecurity fundamentals.
Nice to have
- Active Security Clearance at the Top Secret level; advanced degree in a related field.
- Experience with GitOps tools, artifact repositories, code analysis tools, Agile/SCRUM leadership, or a full web-service stack.
Pay
USD $175,000 - $240,000 base salary
Tools
Gitlab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Ansible, Chef, Docker, Podman
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