DevOps/Cloud Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly) at Insight Global
Sully, VA
$90–$100/hrfrom the description
Jul 14, 2026
Sully, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior DevOps/Cloud Engineering role focused on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native deployments in support of national intelligence missions. Day-to-day work involves integrating open-source tooling, container orchestration, and automation across major cloud platforms within Agile and DevSecOps frameworks. Suited to cleared engineers with deep pipeline and cloud infrastructure experience.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
The JD requires a Bachelor's degree but explicitly accepts 4 years of equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The role is posted by Insight Global (a staffing firm) and is compensated hourly ($90–$100/hr), indicating a contract engagement rather than direct full-time employment.
The TS/SCI with polygraph is a hard gate — the title and requirements both explicitly state 'TS/SCI + Poly' and 'Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.'
Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) is required but the JD accepts any one or more of the three major providers; AWS is listed first and used as the primary skill name with Azure and GCP as alternatives.
Scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) is listed in the requirements section but framed as 'languages like,' indicating the specific language is interchangeable; Bash is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Security certification (Security+, SSCP, CCNA-Security, GSEC) is a hard gate per the requirements section; any one of the four satisfies the requirement.
JSON/XML and OWASP/DevSecOps appear in the requirements section but are framed with 'familiarity with' and 'understanding of,' suggesting a lower bar; they are marked as preferred accordingly.
Cloud certification (AWS CSA, Google Cloud Architect, MCSE) appears in the requirements section but is framed as an example list ('e.g.,'), suggesting it is preferred rather than a strict gate.
The alternative occupation code 15-1244 is noted as a runner-up given the infrastructure/operations flavor of the role, but the emphasis on building CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and automation code points more strongly to 15-1252 Software Developers.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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