Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Alexandria, VA
Category: Other
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Job ID: 24885
Date Added: 02/24/2026

Apply Now

Fill out the form below to submit your information for this opportunity. Please upload your resume as a doc, pdf, rtf or txt file. Your information will be processed as soon as possible.


 
(Word, PDF, RTF, TXT)
Applicants within the USA are encouraged to apply. Remote positions require a USA residency.
* Required field.
A leading nonprofit is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer in Alexandria, VA for a full time position, onsite 2 days a week.
 

Senior DevOps Engineer Perks:

  • Competitive salary based on experience

  • Direct impact on a critical DoD workload with long term modernization initiatives

  • Hybrid flexibility after 90 day introductory period

  • Paid professional development, training, tuition reimbursement, and hybrid flexibility after 90 days


Senior DevOps Engineer Requirements:

  • US Citizen eligible to obtain and maintain Secret clearance in IL4 DoD environments

  • Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of DevSecOps experience in regulated enterprise environments

  • 5+ years building secure CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins

  • 3+ years Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred) and 2+ years AWS experience

  • Expert proficiency with Docker, ELK Stack, F5 load balancing, Nexus, and deep knowledge of DoD/FedRAMP, NIST, and ATO processes


Senior DevOps Engineer Responsibilities:

  • Design and optimize secure CI/CD pipelines with automated security scanning and compliance validation

  • Manage GitLab repositories, release processes, configuration control, and secrets management aligned with ATO requirements

  • Monitor and troubleshoot systems using ELK Stack, perform root cause analysis, and drive reliability improvements

  • Harden Docker configurations, manage F5 load balancing automation, and resolve JVM performance issues

  • Lead Infrastructure as Code initiatives and support AWS cloud modernization efforts including containerization and EKS transitions



About Profiles:
An award-winning creative and marketing workforce solutions provider. Profiles places the highest caliber candidates in Fortune 500 companies and leading brands, nationwide. Our specialized recruiters represent an elite group of skilled professionals for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire positions. Profiles is headquartered in Baltimore, MD with a remote staff of entrepreneurial individuals across the nation.

New job opportunities are listed daily –www.careerprofiles.com

Profiles is dedicated to a long-term vision of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We understand that real change takes time, and we are committed to making sustained efforts that lead to lasting impact. Our long-term vision includes setting ambitious goals, tracking our progress, and remaining steadfast in our commitment to creating a more inclusive and equitable future.