DevOps Software Engineer

Haystack
Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesFull-timePosted Aug 31, 2026

About the role

A rapidly growing information technology company, with a diverse portfolio of technology products and services and a large network of industry partnerships, is seeking a talented individual. With over two decades of successful business and a global talent pool, this firm is a certified Microsoft Gold Partner, specializing in delivering expert Microsoft-based solutions. They are recognized as one of the fastest-growing small companies in the United States and are a Tier 1 vendor for cloud, staffing, and training services for major government accounts in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Role

Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture

Support systems administration, installation, configuration, and adoption of DevOps best practices

Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka

Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation

Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments

Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities

What You'll Need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience; or 6+ years with a Master's

Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph

Strong Linux proficiency

Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes

Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab

Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana

What's On Offer

Opportunity to work on challenging government accounts

Collaborative and multidisciplinary team environment

Flexible schedule with occasional remote work opportunities

Mentorship from a highly skilled internal team

Apply via Haystack today!

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture
  • Support systems administration, installation, configuration, and adoption of DevOps best practices
  • Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka
  • Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation
  • Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments
  • Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field
  • 8+ years of relevant experience; or 6+ years with a Master's
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • Strong Linux proficiency
  • Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes
  • Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on challenging government accounts
  • Collaborative and multidisciplinary team environment
  • Flexible schedule with occasional remote work opportunities
  • Mentorship from a highly skilled internal team

Skills mentioned

DevOpsLinuxContainerizationKubernetesCI/CDGitElasticsearchApache KafkaMicroservicesSystem Design

About Haystack

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Technology51-200 employeesNewcastle upon Tyne, England