As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will join a mission-critical team focused on enhancing ground system architectures for space operations. Your daily responsibilities include modernizing existing systems, designing robust deployment pipelines, and implementing automation to ensure precision and reliability in real-time decision-making processes. You will leverage Kubernetes, Docker, and other cloud-native solutions like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle CSP tools while utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) practices. This role demands expertise in container management, collaboration with application development teams throughout the software lifecycle, and a proactive approach to solving complex technical challenges. With a TS/SCI clearance and polygraph, you will contribute to projects that demand high security standards and operational excellence within the space domain.
Skills
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Oracle Cloud
Terraform
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code
Configuration as Code
Agile
Python
PostgreSQL
Git
Jenkins
What you'll do
Lead modernization of ground system architectures for space operations.
Design and implement resilient infrastructure using Kubernetes, Docker, and IaC.
Automate deployment pipelines and manage cloud-native solutions across environments.
Develop and maintain CSP tools like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle.
Collaborate with application development teams to solve complex problems efficiently.
What we're looking for
7+ years of experience in automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments.
4+ years of experience developing enterprise cloud-native solutions using Kubernetes or Docker.
3+ years of experience with CSP tools such as AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle.
3+ years of experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) tools.
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Market check
Salary context
This
$77,600–$176,000
range sits above
15%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$117,000–$198,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$135,000–$185,050
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
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
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Listed pay typically runs
$86,800–$198,000
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