Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview FTI Defense is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our growing, mission-driven engineering team. We design and deliver technology-enabled solutions that help the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Government make informed, high-impact decisions. Our work supports the people who safeguard our nation

with advanced technology, services and expertise while building upon our values to make a positive impact on our customers, each other, and our communities.

Our culture is rooted in our 4Cs—Core Values, Commitment, Compassion, and Charity. We foster an environment where people support one another, share knowledge freely, and take pride in building systems that make a meaningful difference for our customers and communities.

Position is open to candidates in the lower 48 states. Dayton, OH, Colorado Springs, CO, Chesapeake, VA or Huntsville, AL preferred.

We value sound judgment, ownership, and a willingness to learn just as much as we value deep technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Build, monitor, and continuously improve automated CI/CD pipelines for code building, static code analysis, testing, integration and deployment. ADO and GHA preferred.
• Own infrastructure-as-code end-to-end using terraform: module design, state management, environment promotion, drift detection, and review standards on AWS GovCloud (preferred), GCP, ADO and K8S optimizing for uptime, cost efficiency, and security.
• Containerize and standardize workloads with docker, including base images, multi-stage builds, registry strategy, and local/dev parity.
• Embed automated security scanning (fortify, tenable, grype, trufflehog, openscap) into pipelines to reduce vulnerabilities and improve security posture and reporting.
• Write automation and tooling in Python and TypeScript for internal CLIs, pipeline logic, glue code, and operational scripts.
• Set up observability: logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting.
• Define standards and guardrails for environment strategy, deployment policy, tagging, cost controls, and documentation. Support compliance and continuous ATO by implementing NIST 800-53 / STIG controls.
• Manage source repositories and version-control workflows (ADO/GH).

Education/Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. Existing secret clearance preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a STEM field, Computer Science preferred.
• 6+ years of DevOps Engineering experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure - AWS, AWS GovCloud, or similar.
• Deep experience with automation and configuration-management tooling, including Python, Bash and Terraform, AWS Systems Manager (SSM)
• Strong background building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent) across the full software lifecycle - development, testing, and deployment.
• Proven experience embedding security scanning and compliance gates into pipelines (DevSecOps / "shift-left").
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) and registry/image standards (e.g., Harbor).
• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53, STIG, RMF/ATO) in a government or regulated environmen
• Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification that aligns with DODI 8140 requirements.

Strong candidates will be self-motivated, adaptable, and skilled at organizing priorities, thriving in a dynamic, growth oriented environment where collaboration and innovation are valued.