DevOps Engineer

Job Family :

Systems Engineering (Digital)

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do :

We are seeking a skilled and adaptable DevOps Engineer to join our team in supporting development QA and operations across multiple applications. This role is central to enabling fast secure and reliable software delivery through automation cloud-native infrastructure and collaborative practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Support build test deployment and monitoring tools and environments in a cloud-hosted infrastructure.

• Assist with software releases infrastructure management inventory installations configurations and connectivity.

• Monitor and optimize system performance using tools like Prometheus Grafana Datadog Splunk and ELK Stack.

• Collaborate with development QA and operations teams to improve deployment workflows and system reliability.

• Ensure security best practices are integrated into pipelines and infrastructure (DevSecOps).

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development and production environments.

• Maintain and modernize legacy systems using cloud-native services and automation.

• Design implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like  GitLab CI Cloud Build and Harness.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform Ansible and Helm.

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes OpenShift or GKE and Cloud Run(Knative)

What You Will Need :

• US Citizenship required; must be able to obtain a Public Trust government clearance.

• Bachelor's Degree or Four (4) additional years of experience if needed in lieu of degree.

• Four(4) to Ten (10)+ years of industry experience.

• Two(2) to Eight (8)+ years of experience as DevOps Engineer.

• Experience working in a DevOps environment supporting multiple teams/applications.

• Proficiency in deploying and troubleshooting Java-based application stacks (NGINX Apache HTTPD JAVA JDK Apache Tomcat PostgreSQL).

• Strong understanding of application network configurations (Reverse Proxy TLS Certificates DNS Load Balancers Routers Firewalls).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins Tekton GitLab Harness preferred).

• Hands-on experience deploying applications to Google Cloud and/or Kubernetes (OpenShift GKE or EKS).

• Proficient with infrastructure and deployment automation tools (Terraform Ansible YAML ArgoCD HELM).

• Skilled in Git source control (Git GitLab Bitbucket) including branching and merge requests.

• Experience with Linux (RHEL 8+).

• Familiarity with Windows Server (2016+).

• Experience with DataDog Splunk Google Logging and monitoring or similar tools.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (Python Bash Java) and API usage.

• Federal government experience.

• Experience with deploying AI agentic applications. Experience implementing AIOps automation.

• Experience using AI tools (Gemini) for development and QA (code assist).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Familiar with DevSecOps and GitOps best practices.

• Enthusiastic about learning and implementing new technologies.

• Team-oriented mindset aligned with DevOps culture.

The annual salary range for this position is $98000.00-$163000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill sets experience and training security clearances licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Care.com annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Assistance and ID theft protection etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected] .  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.