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This position is contingent upon contract award
We are seeking an experienced technical professional with deep expertise in security automation, software engineering, and modern DevSecOps tools. The ideal candidate will lead the development, integration, and optimization of secure automation solutions while supporting mission-critical operations. This role requires broad technical mastery, hands-on development skills, and the ability to work in high-stakes environments supporting DoD and special operations communities.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum Ten (10) years of experience working with security automation technologies (Required)
Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance (Required)
Minimum 10 years of experience in Software Engineering or related field (Required)
Python Coding & Development (Required)
Gitlab Continuous Integration & Continuous Development (Required)
(Cl/CD) Implementation & Application (Required)
Ansible and Terraform (Required)
User Interface, Web, and API Development (Required)
Linux Administration (Required)
Desired Qualifications
LLM, RAG, CAG, MCP Usage (Desirable)
In-depth familiarity with the special operations community (Desirable)
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Who's Hiring
- Northrop Grumman16N
- Lockheed Martin11L
- Leidos6L
- Five95
- NVIDIA5
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software50
- Consulting & Professional Services11
- Banking & Financial Services7
- Healthcare & Medical Services7
- Electronics & Hardware6
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior devops engineer jobs.
- 5+ years of experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
- Hands-on expertise with container orchestration platforms, primarily Kubernetes
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools including Terraform or Pulumi
- Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Strong scripting ability in Python, Bash, or Go for automation and tooling
- Familiarity with observability stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
Tips for Your Senior Devops Engineer Job Search
Quantify infrastructure impact on your resume
Hiring managers for senior devops roles want numbers tied to outcomes: deployment frequency gains, incident reduction rates, or cost savings from infrastructure optimization. Generic bullets about 'managing CI/CD pipelines' get skipped. Attach a result to every major project you list.
Tailor your resume to the stack
A resume built around AWS and Terraform reads differently to a team running GCP and Pulumi. Before applying, swap in the tools the job description names. Recruiters filter by tool keywords, and a generic devops resume undersells your actual experience.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior devops engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target roles at your architectural scope
Senior devops engineer postings range from hands-on pipeline work to platform-team leadership. Read each job description for signals like 'own the platform strategy' versus 'implement and maintain.' Applying to roles that match your actual scope gets you further than volume alone.
Prepare a system design answer for on-call architecture
Most senior devops interviews include a scenario where you design an observable, fault-tolerant system under pressure. Practice walking through monitoring strategy, alerting thresholds, runbook structure, and rollback plans out loud. Interviewers are testing your incident instincts, not just your tool knowledge.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Before signing, confirm whether you own infrastructure decisions or implement them, which cloud accounts you control, and how on-call rotation is structured. These details shape the role's day-to-day reality more than title or team size do.
Senior Devops Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior devops engineers?
The companies hiring the most senior devops engineers right now include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Leidos, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, Texas, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in organizations scaling cloud-native infrastructure and platform engineering teams.
How many senior devops engineer jobs are remote?
About 61% of senior devops engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible senior engineering roles. Platform engineering, SRE-adjacent work, and roles focused on tooling and automation tend to offer the most location flexibility compared to embedded infrastructure positions.
How do you become a senior devops engineer?
You typically start in a systems, software, or infrastructure role and build hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and container orchestration. Moving into senior territory requires owning production systems end-to-end, not just implementing them. Earning certifications in AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes accelerates the transition, as does contributing to platform decisions rather than executing them.
Can you get hired as a senior devops engineer without direct senior-level experience?
Yes, if you can demonstrate the scope and ownership that senior roles require. Candidates who have run production incidents, designed infrastructure from scratch, or led migrations often qualify even without a senior title. A strong portfolio of documented infrastructure work, open-source contributions, or internal platform projects can close the gap a resume alone cannot.
What does the senior devops engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering cloud architecture or scripting, and a multi-part loop with a system design round, a coding or automation exercise, and a behavioral interview. Some teams add a take-home infrastructure challenge. The system design round carries the most weight at the senior level, focusing on reliability, scalability, and incident response strategy.
Where can I find and apply to senior devops engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to senior devops engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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