DevOps Engineer - Submarine Combat Systems at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc
Manassas, VA
$90,833–$100,767from the description
Jul 20, 2026
Manassas, VA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on integrating software components into a Linux-based Platform-as-a-Service environment for submarine combat systems. Day-to-day work involves containerized application deployment using Kubernetes or similar runtimes, scripting in Bash and Python to automate builds and monitoring, and configuring hardware/software test environments. It suits engineers with hands-on container integration experience who hold or can obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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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 $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 (7)
The role sits between software integration/DevOps engineering (15-1252) and systems/infrastructure administration (15-1244). The primary work — integrating containerized software, building automation scripts, and managing test environments — leans toward software development/DevOps, so 15-1252 was selected with 15-1244 as the runner-up.
The posting requires a Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of experience OR a Master's degree plus 6 months; the minimum degree requirement is a Bachelor's.
Kubernetes is listed as the primary container runtime requirement; Docker Swarm is named as an explicit alternative ('or another container runtime such as Docker Swarm'). Docker itself is implied by the containerization context and integration testing requirements.
Ansible, Linux, and RHEL appear under 'Desired Capabilities' and are therefore preferred rather than required. Red Hat certification is also listed as desired.
The position is described as 'flex on-site' at the Manassas, VA facility with 'some telecommuting allowed' — it is not fully remote.
An active DoD Secret clearance is explicitly required at time of hire, not merely the ability to obtain one.
Requires a Secret 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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