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.

• Experience supporting multi-tiered and/or microservices-based architectures.

• Experience with at least one cloud platform, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.

• Strong scripting experience using Bash, Python, PowerShell, or comparable scripting languages.

• Experience administering or supporting Linux environments.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative Agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense or Intelligence Community programs.

• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Puppet.

• Experience deploying, managing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters.

• Familiarity with GitOps methodologies and tools such as ArgoCD or GitLab.

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or the ELK Stack.

• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and Agile development methodologies.

• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, security principles, firewalls, and identity and access management (IAM).

• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and automating infrastructure, testing, and deployment workflows.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes significant profit-sharing opportunities, retirement plan, company-paid health, vision, and dental care benefits, flexible PTO, and bonus opportunities.

The base salary range for this position is $108,128 - $179,440 annually, based on full-time employment in the Denver, Colorado area. The final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, qualifications, education, and market conditions.

S5 Analytics considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates' key skills, relevant work and/or military experience, location, training, education, and certifications.

S5 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.