Senior DevOps / Linux Systems Engineer – Top Secret Clearance (Onsite, St. Louis MO)

DevOps / Linux Systems Engineer (Senior) – Top Secret Clearance Required

📍 Location: St. Louis, Missouri (Onsite Only)
🏢 Work Model: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Salary Range: $100,000 – $180,000
🔐 Clearance: Top Secret (CI Poly required upon hire)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

About the Role

This is a mission-critical DevOps / Linux Systems Engineering role supporting highly secure, operational cloud and on-premise geospatial systems. You’ll take a technical leadership position within a mission operations team responsible for sustaining and evolving classified environments used by government stakeholders.

This role is ideal for an experienced Linux-focused DevOps Engineer who thrives in secure, high-stakes environments and enjoys owning system reliability, automation, security hardening, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead system changes, upgrades, and continuous improvements across secure on-prem and AWS environments

• Serve as a technical escalation point, working directly with government and contractor stakeholders

• Proactively monitor system health and perform advanced diagnostics and remediation

• Deploy security patches, STIGs, and bug fixes across test and production environments

• Build, manage, and automate AWS-based Linux systems

• Maintain and update critical databases and operational datasets

• Author and maintain operational documentation, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides

• Respond to security findings and compliance reports with speed and precision

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance with willingness to sit for a CI Polygraph

• CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent DoD 8570 certification)

• Bachelor’s degree with 8–12 years relevant experience
  (or Master’s with 6–10 years)

• Advanced Linux administration experience (RHEL 7+)

• Strong AWS / cloud automation experience (must-have)

• Hands-on experience building, patching, and STIG’ing Linux servers

• Experience with Windows Server administration

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly Desired Skills

• Ansible playbooks and infrastructure automation

• AWS automation tooling and scripting

• Experience with:

• ArcGIS / ESRI deployments

• RDS and SQL technologies

• Apache NiFi

• Python (including ML-related workflows)

• Tomcat

• Familiarity with IC cloud architecture methodologies

• Team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, etc.)

Ideal Candidate

• Senior-level Linux Systems Engineer with strong DevOps instincts

• Proven experience automating AWS infrastructure in secure environments

• Comfortable owning system lifecycle: build → secure → operate → sustain

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and confident operating in classified settings

• Security+ certified and CI Poly-ready

Benefits & Perks

• 3 weeks paid time off

• 11 Federal holidays

• Medical, dental, vision coverage

• Short & long-term disability

• Life insurance & AD&D

• 401(k) with up to 4% match (immediate vesting)

• End-of-year profit sharing

• Relocation assistance

• Ongoing technical training & certifications

Additional Information

• Security Clearance Required: Yes

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available

• Travel: None

DevOps Engineer – Top Secret Clearance (Onsite, Huntsville AL)

DevOps Engineer (Top Secret Required)

💰 Salary: Up to $170,000
📍 Location: Huntsville, Alabama (100% Onsite)
🏢 Work Model: Fully Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔐 Clearance: Active Top Secret (CI Poly required)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available (up to $10,000)

About the Role

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing cyber team supporting a large SOC enterprise environment. This role is hands-on and mission-critical, focused on designing, deploying, operating, and securing DevSecOps infrastructure in a classified environment.

You’ll work across infrastructure, automation, and cybersecurity tooling—supporting everything from deployment and patching to troubleshooting complex interoperability issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, test, certify, and operate DevSecOps infrastructure tools

• Own operations and maintenance for multiple platform tools

• Deploy and configure services using Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Configure and manage Linux-based servers supporting dynamic applications

• Debug cluster-based computing architectures

• Use scripting or basic programming to solve operational issues

• Install, configure, and manage open-source monitoring tools

• Perform patching, upgrades, and sustainment activities

• Address system interoperability and operational stability issues

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance with willingness to sit for CI Poly

• Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA)

• 5+ years of DevOps-related experience

• Strong experience administering Linux-based environments

• Experience testing, deploying, maintaining, and administering cybersecurity infrastructure

• Experience developing or modifying applications or utility programs for cybersecurity use

• Comfortable operating in secure, enterprise SOC environments

Preferred Skills & Certifications

• Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Associate

• Experience with:

• Splunk

• Oracle / SQL-based platforms

• Python scripting

• Experience integrating third-party components and custom capabilities

• Proven ability to automate operations and maintenance tasks

• Strong troubleshooting and process-improvement mindset

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Holds an active Top Secret clearance

• Willing to complete a CI Polygraph

• Has hands-on DevOps experience in secure cyber environments

• Exposure to Splunk preferred

• Willing to relocate to Huntsville, AL

• Self-driven, technically curious, and operationally strong

Benefits

• 3 weeks Paid Time Off

• 2 weeks Holiday Pay

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Short--Term & Long-Term Disability

• Life Insurance & AD&D

• 401(k) with up to 4% match

• Relocation assistance available (up to $10,000)

Additional Details

• Security Clearance Required: Yes

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available

• Travel: None

DevOps / AWS / Python Engineer – Top Secret Clearance (Onsite, U.S.) - 4 Locations

DevOps / AWS / Python Engineer (Mid–Senior) – Top Secret Clearance Required

📍 Locations (Onsite):

• Gaithersburg, MD

• St. Louis, MO

• Alexandria, VA

• Chantilly, VA

🏢 Work Model: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Salary Range: $100,000 – $180,000
🔐 Clearance: Active Top Secret (SCI required post-hire; CI Poly willingness)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

About the Role

This is a hands-on DevOps / Cloud Engineering role supporting the development, deployment, automation, and sustainment of mission-critical systems in a highly secure environment. You’ll work closely with development teams to modernize workflows, automate manual processes, and operate scalable AWS-based solutions using DevSecOps best practices.

This role is ideal for engineers with strong Python + AWS + GitLab CI/CD experience who enjoy operating at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and secure software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate manual operational and deployment processes

• Develop Windows automation using Python and/or PowerShell

• Support deployment of microservices via DevSecOps pipelines in Windows & Linux environments

• Develop, update, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines

• Configure, troubleshoot, and deploy Docker containers

• Review source code in Git and produce supporting engineering documentation

• Support developer deployments and testing activities

• Provide technical guidance across microservices and platform capabilities

• Create and maintain DevOps documentation

• Perform security remediation based on vulnerability scan results

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI post-hire

• CompTIA Security+ CE (or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification)

• U.S. Citizenship required

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
  (or Master’s degree with 2+ years)

• 2–3 years of experience with Kubernetes (OpenShift or EKS preferred)

• 2–3 years of experience with Docker containers

• Strong scripting skills in Python and/or PowerShell

• Experience administering both Windows and Linux systems

• Experience with AWS services (CloudFormation, S3, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, autoscaling)

• Experience with GitLab CI/CD, including scripting and troubleshooting

• Understanding of DevSecOps methodologies and workflows

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline development and sustainment

• Experience supporting development testing in cloud environments

• Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.)

• Linux certifications

• Experience with AWS Lambda, ECS, and serverless architectures

• Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies

• Familiarity with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

Key Focus Areas for Screening

When evaluating candidates, the strongest profiles will demonstrate:

• Python scripting experience (ideally with AWS automation using Boto3)

• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD and best practices

• Solid working knowledge of AWS services and architectures

Ideal Candidate

• Security+ certified and clearance-ready

• Strong DevOps engineer with a cloud-first mindset

• Comfortable automating, deploying, and securing AWS-based systems

• Confident working in classified, mission-driven environments

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and collaborative

Additional Details

• Security Clearance Required: Yes

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available

• Travel: None

• Benefits: Full benefits package included