DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)

Description

A defense systems business unit of the company is hiring a DevOps Engineer or Principal DevOps Engineer for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

You will join a Platform Engineering team that works with Kubernetes, cloud services, and GitLab. Strong communication, problem solving, and lasting working relationships with internal and external stakeholders are key.

The role may be filled at a higher level depending on the qualifications you bring.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and scale the foundational infrastructure the platform depends on.
• Combine software development and IT operations to make delivery faster and smoother by putting the DevOps approach in place across the organization.

Requirements

• DevOps Engineer (Level 2): bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2 years' relevant experience, or a master's degree with 0 years' experience.
• Principal DevOps Engineer (Level 3): bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years' relevant experience, or a master's degree with 3 years' experience.
• Active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Active CompTIA Security+, SecurityX, or CISSP certification.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in DevOps, software development, or systems administration.
• Experience configuring and maintaining DevOps infrastructure as code tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with OCI-compliant container technology such as Podman or Docker.
• Experience managing and troubleshooting containerized workloads using Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.
• Experience with Linux and familiarity with core cloud services, including virtual machines, storage, and networking.
• Experience with distributed revision control systems such as Git.
• Experience with Python, Bash, and Go scripting to improve platform efficiency.
• Preferred: Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, CKS, or KCSP.
• Preferred: experience configuring and administering CNCF tools such as Harbor, ArgoCD, Grafana, Prometheus, and Helm.
• Preferred: experience implementing security as code, including automated vulnerability scanning and compliance-driven infrastructure under DoD STIGs and RMF.
• Preferred: experience designing enterprise-wide automation strategies and building golden paths and developer portals that reduce cognitive load for engineering teams.
• Preferred: experience working in an Agile environment, or working knowledge of Agile principles and practices.
• Preferred: experience with project and issue tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Preferred: a clear understanding of microservice architectures.

Conditions

Relocation assistance may be available.

A active Secret clearance is required to start.

Travel is required for 10% of the time.

Primary level base salary range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00. Secondary level base salary range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00. These are general guidelines; the company weighs scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and current market conditions when making offers.

Posting code: CWI2026.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may be available on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let employees share in company results.
• Long-term incentives may be available for Vice President and Director positions.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, and a savings plan.
• Paid company holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.