The Opportunity:

DevOps engineering requires a specific mix of development, engineering, and communication skills. As a DevOps engineer, you know that these skills create efficiency and effectiveness-so you can quickly deliver the best solutions for clients. We’re looking for a seasoned DevOps engineer like you to develop critical tools and get them into the hands of those who need them most.  

As a lead DevOps Engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll oversee a team as they streamline the software development lifecycle from requirements to monitoring in production. You’ll incorporate open-source tools, automation, and cloud resources to cut down on tedious tasks and free up the team’s developers to do what they do best-create. You’ll guide the team as they implement continuous integration and delivery to limit manual testing and troubleshooting. This is an opportunity to share your skills in the latest automation, infrastructure, and cloud-based development while developing software that will make mission-forward impact.  

Use your experience with the software development lifecycle to lead a team that works together to make the best software solutions. Work with us as we develop tools to transform the future. 

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments 

• 10+ years of experience automating infrastructure provisioning  

• 10+ years of experience with configuration management tools  

• 10+ years of experience designing, automating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Gitlab CI or Github actions

• Experience building enterprise cloud-native solutions and hosting applications on commercial cloud providers such as AWS or Azure

• Experience containerizing and orchestrating workloads using Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience integrating automated security checks into CI/CD pipelines such as SAST, SCA, or image scanning

• Experience working with application development teams across the software development lifecycle and mentoring employees within a collaborative team environment 

• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with common build tools such as Maven, Gradle, and NPM 

• Experience with ATO process

• Experience with tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet 

• Experience in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Go, or similar

• Experience triaging and resolving issues related to both open-source and commercial tools in public cloud environments 

• Experience creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks 

• Experience automating CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins or GitLab 

• Master’s degree in an Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field 

• Cloud or DevOps Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, CKA/CKAD, or Security+ Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.