Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Role

Build Smart. Automate Everything. Make an Impact. Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Senior DevOps Engineer at D2. In this role, you’ll design and support modern DevOps and cloud solutions that power mission-critical intelligence systems. You’ll focus on automation, reliability, and scalability—while we focus on investing in your growth. As part of our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, you’ll help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter by supporting an Intelligence Community customer in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of platform services
• Architect, build, and support on-prem and cloud infrastructure
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability and deployment speed
• Administer production, staging, and development environments
• Monitor system health, performance, and resource utilization
• Manage centralized logging and monitor for security and system events
• Improve system monitoring while ensuring compliance with security standards
• Apply configuration management best practices (patching, hardening, documentation)
• Enforce security and reliability best practices, including access controls and vulnerability testing
• Partner with A&A and security teams to maintain authorization and compliance requirements
• Participate in operational readiness reviews and present system readiness updates
• Support Agile (SAFe/Scrum) development teams and ceremonies
• Provide on-call support as required

Required Skills & Experience

Hands-on experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift
Strong understanding of DevOps principles and software development lifecycles
Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab or similar platforms
Knowledge of microservices architectures and best practices
Proficiency in Python, Bash, and Shell scripting
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (load balancers, firewalls, infrastructure design)
Experience deploying and supporting on-prem infrastructure
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills
Ability to manage priorities, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

Experience deploying applications to Kubernetes environments using GitLab and Helm
Familiarity with access management and security services (IAM, S3, SSH, VPN, security groups)
Experience writing and using unit and functional tests
Experience with Jira and Confluence
Prior work in secured or mission-critical environments

Benefits

Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!