Senior DevOps Engineer

Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Onsite)
Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required

About the role

Tektora is partnering with an innovative SME delivering secure cloud and software solutions across mission-critical Government & Defense programs. We're looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to help build, automate, and optimize cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications. If you're passionate about AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code, this is an opportunity to work on complex, high-impact technology programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Support AWS cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve delivery and scalability.
• Drive DevOps best practices and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Strong experience with:
  • AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC)
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • Linux administration
  • Python, Bash, or Ruby scripting
  • CI/CD pipeline development
  • Agile software development

Nice to Have

• Ansible
• Cloud security best practices
• Monitoring and observability tools
• Enterprise cloud environments

Benefits

• Work on mission-critical Government & Defense programs.
• Modern cloud-native technology stack.
• Collaborative engineering environment.
• Long-term projects with excellent career progression.
• Opportunity to shape secure, enterprise-scale infrastructure.