DevOps Engineer Jobs in McLean, VA

DevOps Engineer

The Opportunity:

Engineering to make a system more resilient and efficient frees up time and money to build more capabilities. Whether you come from a background in network engineering, systems administration, or software development—if you have a passion for making systems better, we need you!

As a site reliability engineer supporting container platforms on our team, you’ll work with the internal Booz Allen core team on the development of more robust systems by building a resilient infrastructure. You’ll build in redundancy, implement monitoring tools, and automate wherever possible. You’ll reduce toil by scripting routine tasks and automating self-repair. This is your chance to leverage your expertise with Kubernetes environments in the cloud while assisting junior engineers and broadening your knowledge base.

Work with us as we help mature our Kubernetes and containers service offerings for internal Booz Allen solutions. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles
• Experience with production in Kubernetes, including clusters, workloads, networking, and troubleshooting
• Experience with two or more Kubernetes-based platforms, including AKS, EKS, or OpenShift
• Experience with cloud platforms, including AWS or Azure, and core services, including IAM, networking, logging, or compute
• Experience with scripting or automation, including Python, Bash, or Go, on Linux platforms
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as AI solutions or CloudFormation
• Knowledge of incident management, RCA, or reliability engineering principles
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with GitOps tools, such as Argo CD or Flux
• Experience with service mesh and ingress technologies, such as Istio, NGINX, or Traefik
• Experience with policy and security tooling, such as OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Falco, Aqua, or Prisma
• Experience in regulated or enterprise-scale environments
• CKA, CKAD, AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift Certification

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.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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.