Senior DevOps Engineer

Position: DevOps Engineer

Location: Reston, VA(3 days Onsite, 2 days Remote)

Interview process: Video than F2F Interview

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Fannie Mae Experience Required

Client is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support applications by enabling secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery in a highly regulated financial environment. This role focuses on CI/CD engineering, cloud infrastructure automation, and production reliability, with an emphasis on standardization, security, compliance and software engineer skill.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using enterprise tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Terraform Enterprise)
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and continuously optimize performance, reliability, and execution efficiency
• Develop and standardize reusable CI/CD templates and promote best practices across teams
• Support migration from legacy CI/CD tools to modern platforms and GitOps-based workflows
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Ensure consistency, stability, and scalability across development, test, and production environments
• Support AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Plan and execute application deployments with minimal downtime and risk
• Monitor systems and pipelines, investigate incidents, and perform root cause analysis (RCA)
• Integrate security controls and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps)
• Manage secrets, credentials, and access controls in alignment with enterprise security standards
• Collaborate with engineering, SRE, and security teams to improve system reliability and delivery processes
• Leverage AI/ML-driven tools and automation to improve pipeline efficiency, anomaly detection, incident response, and operational insights
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 8 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related roles
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker)
• Strong programming skills in at least one language (Python or Java preferred) with a developer mindset, including the ability to write, debug, and optimize code for automation and platform engineering
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• Strong understanding of system reliability, deployment processes, and troubleshooting
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or similar orchestration platforms)
• Experience in financial services or other regulated environments
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, NIST, etc.)
• Knowledge of modern deployment strategies (blue/green, canary)
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and security tools
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models
• Experience to GitOps tools and practices
  
  

if interested, please share profile to thulasiram@kmmtechnologies.com