Red Alpha Careers - Senior DevOps Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

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$175K–220KActiveverified May 29, 2026

Job description

Red Alpha Careers { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "JobPosting", "datePosted": "2026-03-18", "description": "

A day in the life:

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to assist with software integration efforts, development of framework solutions and maintaining automated infrastructure solutions to ensure high availability and scalability of HPC systems in a Linux environment. In this role, you will work closely with various stakeholders to streamline the deployment pipeline and optimize system performance.

What you bring to the table:

7+ years of relevant experience as a DevOps Engineer
A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution. \u00A0Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experience with Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Shell/Bash/Python
Linux administration experience including software integration, service management, configuration management, and routine sustainment operations related to provisioning, storage, and networking.
Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
Software development experience with Java and Python
Experience with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI \u00A0
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Ansible
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration
Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration
An active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph\u00A0

Bonus Skills:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

The total package:

\u00A0Our total compensation package was strategically designed with our members in mind\u00A0with the intention to: reward our members for their hard work and commitment to our customers' missions; allow members to share in Red Alpha's success as we\u00A0continue to grow and expand our footprint; provide long-term career opportunities through stability and internal mobility; and provide the resources our members need to support themselves\u00A0and\u00A0their dependents in the form of a robust benefits package.\u00A0 Our total compensation package includes a competitive base salary and\u00A0benefits such as health, life/disability, 401k, paid time off,\u00A0professional development, and generous bonus programs.\u00A0 Please visit our\u00A0benefits\u00A0tab for additional information.\u00A0\u00A0Salary Range:\u00A0 \u00A0

Disclosed pay ranges are a general guideline, and are not a guarantee of a final salary or compensation.\u00A0 Our approach in determining final salaries takes into consideration a number of factors such as education, certifications, total years of relevant professional experience,\u00A0actual level of expertise, and the responsibilities of the role itself.\u00A0
Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is:\u00A0 $175,000 - $220,000.\u00A0

Some of our additional perks and benefits include:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Retire sooner\u00A0than planned: Get closer to retirement with up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested.\u00A0
Have a career AND a life:\u00A0Enjoy up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off) and 11 paid floating holidays.
Stay at your best:\u00A0As a member, we'll pay 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We'll also pay the majority of the premiums for your family.\u00A0 Let's not forge free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym!
Keep current on new technologies and technological advancements:\u00A0 $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships.\u00A0
Dress in style:\u00A0 Spend up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise featuring top quality brands such as Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, YETI, etc.
Enjoy the culture:\u00A0 Attend fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party!\u00A0 These are all in additon to your team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more!

Every day, our elite customers are pushing through \"the grind\" to defeat the enemy, even putting their lives on the line for our freedom. Rise to the occasion with us to deliver engineering excellence, to match their dedication to this nation. Join us as we\u00A0bring digital transformation to the fight!\u00A0

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In this role, you will work closely with various stakeholders to streamline the deployment pipeline and optimize system performance.What you bring to the table:7+ years of relevant experience as a DevOps EngineerA Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution. Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degreeExperience with Linux CLIExperience writing scripts using Shell/Bash/PythonLinux administration experience including software integration, service management, configuration management, and routine sustainment operations related to provisioning, storage, and networking.Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environmentSoftware development experience with Java and PythonExperience with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including SparkExperience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as AnsibleExperience with containerization technologies such as DockerExperience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestrationDemonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/GrafanaExperience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaborationAn active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph Bonus Skills: Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)The total package: Our total compensation package was strategically designed with our members in mind with the intention to: reward our members for their hard work and commitment to our customers' missions; allow members to share in Red Alpha's success as we continue to grow and expand our footprint; provide long-term career opportunities through stability and internal mobility; and provide the resources our members need to support themselves and their dependents in the form of a robust benefits package. Our total compensation package includes a competitive base salary and benefits such as health, life/disability, 401k, paid time off, professional development, and generous bonus programs. Please visit our benefits tab for additional information. Salary Range: Disclosed pay ranges are a general guideline, and are not a guarantee of a final salary or compensation. Our approach in determining final salaries takes into consideration a number of factors such as education, certifications, total years of relevant professional experience, actual level of expertise, and the responsibilities of the role itself. Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is: $175,000 - $220,000. Some of our additional perks and benefits include: Retire sooner than planned: Get closer to retirement with up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested. Have a career AND a life: Enjoy up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off) and 11 paid floating holidays.Stay at your best: As a member, we'll pay 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We'll also pay the majority of the premiums for your family. Let's not forge free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym!Keep current on new technologies and technological advancements: $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships. Dress in style: Spend up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise featuring top quality brands such as Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, YETI, etc.Enjoy the culture: Attend fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party! These are all in additon to your team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more!Every day, our elite customers are pushing through "the grind" to defeat the enemy, even putting their lives on the line for our freedom. Rise to the occasion with us to deliver engineering excellence, to match their dedication to this nation. Join us as we bring digital transformation to the fight! Apply Apply Later ← Back to Current Openings Share lang: en_US Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Similar Jobs Full-Stack Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly Required) Principal Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph required) Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly Required) Angular UI Developer (TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required) Principal Geospatial Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph required) Powered by Jobvite

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A day in the life:

What you bring to the table:

7+ years of relevant experience as a DevOps Engineer
A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution. \u00A0Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experience with Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Shell/Bash/Python
Linux administration experience including software integration, service management, configuration management, and routine sustainment operations related to provisioning, storage, and networking.
Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
Software development experience with Java and Python
Experience with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI \u00A0
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Ansible
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration
Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration
An active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph\u00A0

Bonus Skills:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

The total package:

Disclosed pay ranges are a general guideline, and are not a guarantee of a final salary or compensation.\u00A0 Our approach in determining final salaries takes into consideration a number of factors such as education, certifications, total years of relevant professional experience,\u00A0actual level of expertise, and the responsibilities of the role itself.\u00A0
Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is:\u00A0 $175,000 - $220,000.\u00A0

Some of our additional perks and benefits include:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Retire sooner\u00A0than planned: Get closer to retirement with up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested.\u00A0
Have a career AND a life:\u00A0Enjoy up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off) and 11 paid floating holidays.
Stay at your best:\u00A0As a member, we'll pay 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We'll also pay the majority of the premiums for your family.\u00A0 Let's not forge free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym!
Keep current on new technologies and technological advancements:\u00A0 $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships.\u00A0
Dress in style:\u00A0 Spend up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise featuring top quality brands such as Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, YETI, etc.
Enjoy the culture:\u00A0 Attend fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party!\u00A0 These are all in additon to your team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more!

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A day in the life:

What you bring to the table:

7+ years of relevant experience as a DevOps Engineer
A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution. \u00A0Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experience with Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Shell/Bash/Python
Linux administration experience including software integration, service management, configuration management, and routine sustainment operations related to provisioning, storage, and networking.
Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
Software development experience with Java and Python
Experience with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI \u00A0
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Ansible
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration
Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration
An active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph\u00A0

Bonus Skills:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

The total package:

Disclosed pay ranges are a general guideline, and are not a guarantee of a final salary or compensation.\u00A0 Our approach in determining final salaries takes into consideration a number of factors such as education, certifications, total years of relevant professional experience,\u00A0actual level of expertise, and the responsibilities of the role itself.\u00A0
Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is:\u00A0 $175,000 - $220,000.\u00A0

Some of our additional perks and benefits include:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Retire sooner\u00A0than planned: Get closer to retirement with up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested.\u00A0
Have a career AND a life:\u00A0Enjoy up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off) and 11 paid floating holidays.
Stay at your best:\u00A0As a member, we'll pay 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We'll also pay the majority of the premiums for your family.\u00A0 Let's not forge free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym!
Keep current on new technologies and technological advancements:\u00A0 $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships.\u00A0
Dress in style:\u00A0 Spend up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise featuring top quality brands such as Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, YETI, etc.
Enjoy the culture:\u00A0 Attend fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party!\u00A0 These are all in additon to your team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more!

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A day in the life:

What you bring to the table:

7+ years of relevant experience as a DevOps Engineer
A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution. \u00A0Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experience with Linux CLI
Experience writing scripts using Shell/Bash/Python
Linux administration experience including software integration, service management, configuration management, and routine sustainment operations related to provisioning, storage, and networking.
Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
Software development experience with Java and Python
Experience with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI \u00A0
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Ansible
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration
Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration
An active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph\u00A0

Bonus Skills:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

The total package:

Disclosed pay ranges are a general guideline, and are not a guarantee of a final salary or compensation.\u00A0 Our approach in determining final salaries takes into consideration a number of factors such as education, certifications, total years of relevant professional experience,\u00A0actual level of expertise, and the responsibilities of the role itself.\u00A0
Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is:\u00A0 $175,000 - $220,000.\u00A0

Some of our additional perks and benefits include:\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Retire sooner\u00A0than planned: Get closer to retirement with up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested.\u00A0
Have a career AND a life:\u00A0Enjoy up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off) and 11 paid floating holidays.
Stay at your best:\u00A0As a member, we'll pay 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We'll also pay the majority of the premiums for your family.\u00A0 Let's not forge free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym!
Keep current on new technologies and technological advancements:\u00A0 $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships.\u00A0
Dress in style:\u00A0 Spend up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise featuring top quality brands such as Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, YETI, etc.
Enjoy the culture:\u00A0 Attend fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party!\u00A0 These are all in additon to your team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more!

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Senior DevOps Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

Software Engineering Annapolis Junction, Maryland