Sr. DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI w CI Polygraph

About the role

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to join a leading government contractor supporting mission-critical programs in the Intelligence Community. The Sr. DevOps Engineer will be responsible for administering, maintaining, and optimizing secure cloud infrastructure while supporting automation, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence across AWS GovCloud and C2S environments. This is a fully onsite position supporting classified programs and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise cloud infrastructure within AWS GovCloud and Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environments.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployments, infrastructure provisioning, and system updates.
• Install, configure, optimize, and maintain Linux operating systems, servers, and supporting infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, networking, cloud, and infrastructure issues across multiple technology layers.
• Monitor system health, performance, and availability while implementing proactive improvements to maximize platform reliability and scalability.
• Integrate new technologies, tools, and infrastructure components into existing enterprise environments while minimizing operational risk.
• Perform system performance tuning, patch management, capacity planning, and lifecycle maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with software developers, cybersecurity teams, network engineers, and system administrators to deliver secure, highly available infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code, automation scripts, technical documentation, and operational procedures.
• Communicate system status, operational risks, and incident updates to technical teams and leadership while escalating critical issues as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required. Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 4–15+ years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure, DevOps, systems engineering, or enterprise infrastructure environments depending on education and experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting AWS cloud environments, including AWS GovCloud and/or Commercial Cloud Services (C2S).
• Strong experience building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation processes.
• Extensive Linux systems administration experience within enterprise production environments.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, operating systems, networking, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Experience installing, configuring, securing, and performance tuning Linux-based systems.
• Strong scripting, automation, and infrastructure management experience.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph required.

Pay

Salary Range: $170,000 - $215,000 annually depending on experience.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Sick Leave as required by law