DevOps Engineer

SAIC · Silver Spring

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, automate, and maintain development and deployment infrastructure supporting secure enterprise applications. The successful candidate will work closely with solution architects, software developers, AI/ML engineers, QA engineers, security personnel, and infrastructure stakeholders to establish secure, reliable, repeatable, automated, and auditable software-delivery processes.

The role is responsible for Linux environments, CI/CD pipelines, application deployment, configuration management, SQL/MariaDB environments, monitoring and logging, release management, troubleshooting, and operational support across development, testing, staging, and production environments. The team follows Agile/Scrum practices and delivers software iteratively through sprint-based development and recurring releases.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for enterprise application components.
Establish and support development, testing, staging, and production environments and administer Linux-based application environments.
Automate application build, testing, packaging, deployment, configuration, and release-management processes.
Support deployment and operation of React front-end applications, backend APIs, database components, workflow services, and AI/ML integrations.
Implement Infrastructure as Code and configuration automation where supported; develop and maintain shell scripts and automation tools.
Manage environment-specific configuration, secrets, credentials, certificates, keys, and service configuration.
Support enterprise identity and access-management integrations, including SSO/MFA.
Support SQL and MariaDB/MySQL database environments, including configuration, schema deployment, migrations, backup/recovery, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production cutover.
Establish centralized application and infrastructure logging, monitoring, health checks, operational dashboards, and alerting.
Collaborate with QA to integrate automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
Implement and support secure DevSecOps practices, vulnerability remediation, patching, configuration management, and technical security controls.
Maintain release histories, deployment records, configuration documentation, and technical artifacts supporting traceability and auditability.
Develop deployment, rollback, backup, recovery, and operational procedures and support recurring application releases and production hypercare.
Troubleshoot application, database, Linux, network, authentication, configuration, integration, and performance issues.
Use VS Code or comparable tools for scripting, configuration management, infrastructure code, Git workflows, and troubleshooting.
Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/demos, retrospectives, estimation, and release planning.
Collaborate with developers and QA throughout each sprint to remove deployment blockers, automate delivery, and support sprint/release objectives.
Develop and maintain operational runbooks and technical documentation.

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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