Senior DevOps Engineer at D2 Technical Services
Springfield, VA
$175,000–$185,000from the description
Jul 6, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level DevOps role supporting intelligence community infrastructure, focused on automating deployments, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and managing both on-premises and cloud environments. The work involves container platforms, configuration management, security compliance, and system monitoring for mission-critical systems. An active TS/SCI clearance is required, and the role suits experienced engineers comfortable operating in secured, fast-paced settings.
Senior level · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). 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 (7)
Location is not specified in the posting. Given the TS/SCI clearance requirement and Intelligence Community customer context, this is almost certainly an on-site role in the Washington D.C. metro area, but no city or state is explicitly stated.
The role blends software/automation engineering (CI/CD pipeline development, scripting, IaC) with infrastructure operations (on-prem administration, monitoring, patching). It was classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary emphasis is on building and automating platform services, with Network and Computer Systems Administrators (15-1244) as a close runner-up given the significant ops and administration duties.
Bash and Shell scripting are listed as separate items in the JD ('Python, Bash, and Shell scripting'); they are retained as distinct skills since Bash is a specific shell and 'Shell scripting' may encompass others (e.g., sh, zsh).
The salary range of $175,000–$185,000 is described as 'typical' and not guaranteed; actual compensation may fall outside this range per the posting.
An active TS/SCI clearance is explicitly required as a hard gate ('ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED' in the opening line).
No minimum years of overall experience are stated in the posting; the 'Senior' level is inferred from the title and the scope of responsibilities described.
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.
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