Senior DevOps Engineer / Hybrid onsite in Herndon, VA

Herndon, VirginiaOnsiteFull Time$150k - $170kA highly established, publicly traded energy organization is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join its cloud application team in Herndon, VA (2 days onsite per week). This role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure supporting modern applications within a Google Cloud + Kubernetes ecosystem. The team is deeply involved in building cutting-edge digital platforms that enable decarbonization initiatives and optimization across energy and industrial systems. This is an excellent opportunity for a DevOps professional who enjoys owning infrastructure end-to-end—from CI/CD pipelines to production reliability—while working on impactful, real-world systems tied to renewable energy and sustainability. The organization is known for strong investment in innovation, internal mobility, and continuous upskilling, making it an ideal environment for engineers looking to grow their technical footprint and influence platform standards. Required Skills & Experience Strong background in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Infrastructure Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Proven experience managing Kubernetes environments in production Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) Experience implementing GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) Strong CI/CD experience using GitHub and GitHub Actions Experience supporting cloud-based applications (Node.js preferred; exposure to Go, Python, or Java) Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, service connectivity, and access patterns Experience with logging, monitoring, alerting, and production troubleshooting Scripting/automation experience for operational efficiency Desired Skills & Experience Experience supporting large-scale or data-intensive applications Strong focus on improving developer experience and internal platform tooling Familiarity with incident response, postmortems, and operational best practices Exposure to high-reliability or regulated environments (energy, industrial, infrastructure) Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar) Experience working across multi-cloud environments (AWS exposure welcomed) What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown 40% Kubernetes & Cloud Infrastructure (GCP) 25% CI/CD & GitOps (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Terraform) 20% Monitoring, Reliability & Operations 15% Automation & Internal Tooling Daily Responsibilities 30% Designing and maintaining Kubernetes-based deployment systems 25% Building and improving CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows 15% Monitoring, alerting, and ensuring system reliability 15% Infrastructure automation and tooling development 15% Collaboration with engineering teams on deployability and performance The Offer Hybrid schedule: 2 days/week onsite in Herndon, VA Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) with employer match Generous PTO and paid holidays Strong culture of learning, upskilling, and internal mobility Opportunity to work on impactful technology driving sustainability and renewable energy initiatives