TS/SCI Cleared - DevOps Engineer

At S5, we offer a leading-edge compensation package that includes top-tier salaries , up to 25% profit sharing into a qualified retirement account, flexible PTO , and company paid medical, vision and dental premiums for you and your family . You'll join a team of innovative engineers committed to innovation and excellence. We prioritize professional growth and team cohesion through technical trainings, team dinners, retreats, and an annual fully sponsored off-site. Our culture is built to support your career development, personal well-being, and long-term success.

S5 Analytics is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to support the development, deployment, and sustainment of mission-critical software solutions for an Intelligence Community customer. In this role, you'll collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, and cloud architects to build secure, scalable, and highly automated infrastructure that enables rapid software delivery and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate has a passion for automation, cloud technologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevSecOps practices. You'll play a key role in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing containerized environments, and supporting cloud-native applications that enable critical national security missions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable DevOps environments supporting mission-critical applications.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient software integration, testing, and deployment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications within Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms.
• Collaborate with software developers and systems engineers to improve application reliability, performance, and deployment efficiency.
• Monitor system health, performance, and application availability using modern observability and logging solutions.
• Support Linux-based environments while implementing security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Assist with troubleshooting production issues, identifying root causes, and implementing long-term solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance automation, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing or supporting enterprise-level applications using object-oriented programming principles.