Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps EngineerSpringfield, VA or St. Louis, MOActive TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polySecurity+, Network+ or higherAt Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it's architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government's mission and our client's business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation's cyber interests? Join our growing team as a Senior DevOps Engineer, supporting the NGA customer mission.ResponsibilitiesWhat you get to do every day:A Senior DevOps Engineer will drive faster, more reliable software delivery by strengthening the practices, automation and operational discipline that helps teams ship with confidence. This role will bridge development and operations to remove friction, improve collaboration, and ensure releases reach users with less disruption and greater consistency. In addition, the position will enhance observability, monitoring, and incident response to accelerate issue detection and recovery, while also improving system configuration management and documentation to support scalability, resilience, and long-term operational excellence.Job Duties:Configure CI/CD for multiple web applicationsTake source code, dependencies to perform application buildsPerform automated testing and security scansDeploy to multiple environments (Dev, Staging, Operations)Responsible for Infrastructure as Code and Configuration ManagementAuthor helm charts to deploy resources to OpenShiftManage and document system security, by performing software updates in response to scan findings, document system, architecture to demonstrate security complianceIn-depth knowledge, principles, and methods of enterprise solutions.Eight years of experience designing and implementing complex systems in a classified environment. Experience developing strategic system architecture plans.Experience in system and network creation and development.Solid understanding of information processing fundamentals and best practices.Researches, designs, develops, and/or modifies enterprise-wide cloud solutions and/or applications softwareDesigns, develops, codes, tests and debugs highly complex new software products or makes significant enhancements to existing software.Develops and applies advanced methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced software applications and problems.Resolves highly complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations.Conducts investigations and tests of considerable complexity.Factors emerging technologies and product supportability into design and implementation.Provides input to staff involved in writing and updating technical documentation such as user manuals, system documentation, and training materials.Advises hardware engineers on machine characteristics that affect software systems, such as storage capacity, processing speed, and input/output requirements.Prepares reports on analyses, findings, and project progress, and presents results to management and/or customer personnel.QualificationsClearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI PolyCertification Required: One or more technical certification (Network+, Security+ or CISSP)Education/Experience:Requires Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, systems engineering or any related field/major, or 2 additional years of experience in information technology6+ years of experienceRequired Skills:Proficiency with Linux operating systemsWorking experience with CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar)Knowledge of OIDC/OAuth/Auth2 or similar zero-trust identity implementationsExperience with ArgoCD and GitOps style operations managementExperience with web server management (e.g. DNS, certificate management)Knowledge of API design standards and best practicesAbility to manage networking for web applications (TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing)Familiarity with Kubernetes and OpenShift, with knowledge of AWSExperience with Infrastructure as Code (one or more of Terraform, OpenShift Containerized Platform, Cloudformation, AWS CDK, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)Knowledge of including monitoring & logging and network & security for containersExperience deploying and managing databases, interacting with DBs via SQL and ORMsComfortable writing Python and BASH to create systems toolingAbility to contribute code updates/tweaks to existing code repositoriesExperience with software system design with the ability to create application architecture diagrams for new applicationsExperience integrating security components with applications and databasesWhat is ideal?Familiarity with Configuration Management and Request for Change process for review and assessmentExperience implementing zero-downtime re-indexing strategies and managing complex Elasticsearch data models (e.g., routing, query-time, de-duplication) within an OpenShift/Kubernetes environmentExperience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Thanos, Alloy, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, or GrafanaAn understanding of reverse proxies such as Nginx, Traefik or Apache Server (WebGate), HAProxy, or EnvoyExperience with delivery of an integrated solution using Agile software delivery techniquesExperience in System Engineering and project/program managementKnowledge and/or experience with customer enterprise products (CORE)Intelligence Community Experience preferredWhat You Can Expect From UsRecognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonusesYou'll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence communityThe expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $149,000-$183,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.Benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.