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Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting
Booz Allen Hamilton currently has
818 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$86,800–$198,000
across 796 roles with salary data.
As a DevOps Engineer, you will join a large team supporting a large-scale government program to build, operate, and optimize cloud environments. You will focus on infrastructure-as-code, automation, and CI/CD pipelines to improve system performance and reduce manual effort. Your daily responsibilities include developing deployment pipelines, managing container orchestration, and utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic tools for log analysis and monitoring web application errors. The role requires proficiency in technologies such as Kubernetes, GitLab CI, Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, Terragrunt, and Python, along with experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments. You will also work with Bash or PowerShell scripting to manage distributed systems and cloud-native applications. This position addresses the technical challenge of ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient multi-cloud solutions while maintaining high standards for operational excellence within a complex government infrastructure.
What does a DevOps Engineer earn?
Median $126800 from 96 postings across 27 companies.
Build and operate multi-cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
Design and develop CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub, or Ansible to accelerate software delivery.
Manage and scale containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Automate manual workflows and infrastructure tasks using Python and Bash scripting.
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system reliability.
Analyze web application errors by investigating code, logs, and business logic using diagnostic tools.
Troubleshoot distributed systems and cloud-native applications to resolve performance issues.
What we're looking for
4+ years of experience operating and supporting cloud environments including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Experience with automation and workflow tools including GitLab and GitHub.
Experience with IaC tooling including Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM.
Experience with scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
Secret clearance required.
Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer, or Master's degree and 1+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer.
Ability to obtain AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Certified CloudOps, or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification within 60 days.
Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II or IAT Level III Certification within 30 days.
Experience with Linux or Windows Server (preferred).
Experience with network fundamentals (preferred).
Knowledge of Generative AI best practices, prompt engineering, and agentic workflows (preferred).
Knowledge of Zero Trust frameworks for cloud, containers, and applications (preferred).
Bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering (preferred).
Kubernetes
GitLab CI
Ansible
CloudFormation
Terraform
Terragrunt
Python
AWS
Azure
GCP
Docker
CI/CD
Jenkins
AWS CodeDeploy
Bash
PowerShell
Linux
Windows Server
Zero Trust
Generative AI