Operations DevOps Team Lead

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Springfield, VASt. Louis, MO
Salary
$144,500–$195,500 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$180,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $153k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1123 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Operations DevOps Team Lead

Operations DevOps, Team Lead - TS/SCI - Sign-on Bonus!!! - Relocation assistance serves as a key personnel role supporting an intelligence customer. You will lead and mentor a high-performing team responsible for the security, resilience, and reliability of critical systems hosted in OpenShift. Daily responsibilities include managing multi-environment system sustainment, performing system administration, troubleshooting, and conducting security operations. You will collaborate with government customers to manage requirements while overseeing CI/CD deployment workflows, hardening configurations, and developing Helm charts. The role requires expertise in cloud architectures, containerization, monitoring, and infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Python. To succeed, you must navigate complex technical environments involving PKI certificates and automated deployments. This position addresses the critical challenge of maintaining secure, high-availability systems within a specialized intelligence and defense domain.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team responsible for multi-environment system sustainment, administration, and user support.
  • Manage the distribution of tasks to ensure timely issue resolution and operational excellence.
  • Perform system administration, troubleshooting, testing, and security operations for critical systems.
  • Execute system builds, hardening, configuration, and deployment automation using Infrastructure as Code.
  • Support and enhance CI/CD deployment workflows and automated security scans.
  • Develop Helm charts for OpenShift deployments and manage PKI certificates and configurations.
  • Monitor user and system metrics to ensure performance, reliability, and readiness across all environments.
  • Maintain operational documentation including SOPs, SLAs, and system guides.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in IT or STEM field required.
  • 7+ years of experience leading teams in operations, sustainment, administration, security, or integration.
  • 5+ years implementing DoD/IC cybersecurity requirements and 3+ years working with cloud technologies.
  • Minimum IAT Level II (Security+) certification required; IAT Level III preferred.
  • Knowledge of containerization, monitoring, logging, networking, and security.
  • Experience with Agile/SAFe environments and strong communication skills for engaging government customers.

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