Senior Multi-Cloud DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly)
Federal Staffing Solutions Inc. · Mc Lean, VA
$150,000–$160,000from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Mc Lean, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level infrastructure role focused on provisioning and managing multi-cloud environments — including virtual machines, networks, and storage — in support of government clients modernizing their IT systems. The work involves applying Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, and CI/CD pipelines within an Agile framework, collaborating with cloud architects on server configuration. Candidates need a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and solid hands-on experience across AWS, Linux/Windows administration, and related tooling.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The role is classified as Medium confidence for SOC: it blends infrastructure provisioning/operations (15-1244) with IaC and CI/CD pipeline work (15-1252). The primary day-to-day emphasis on writing Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines tips it toward Software Developers (15-1252), but the server/VM/network administration framing makes 15-1244 a credible runner-up.
TS/SCI with polygraph is a hard gate stated both in the prerequisites and the clearance section. The posting also mentions 'Must have a Secret Clearance' as a prerequisite, but the body and closing make clear the actual requirement is TS/SCI with poly.
The minimum degree stated is an HS diploma or GED — no bachelor's degree is required, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Azure, VMware, and Citrix are called out as prerequisites in the intro blurb but appear only under 'Nice If You Have' in the formal requirements section. The structured qualifications section is authoritative, so these are marked preferred.
EC2, Lambda, SQS, and SNS are listed as examples of AWS experience ('such as') within the required 'You Have' section; they are captured as separate required skills reflecting the specific services named.
Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) were omitted from the skills list as they name no specific technology or tool — they are methodologies rather than concrete named technologies.
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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