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DevOps / Release Management Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance Required

Maximus • Full-time • Fort Meade, MD, United States, MD, United States • 21h ago

General information

Job Posting Title

DevOps / Release Management Engineer

Date

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

City

Fort Meade

State

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

Maximus is a trusted federal partner supporting mission‑critical programs across national security, defense, and public service delivery. Recent contract awards in cybersecurity and operational readiness underscore Maximus’ role as a reliable prime for high‑impact government missions. Joining Maximus means contributing to meaningful work in fast‑paced environments alongside professionals committed to service, accountability, and results.

This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.

This position is onsite five days a week in Fort Meade, MD, and requires a TS/SCI security clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS087, T3, Band 6

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Designs, implements, and maintains DevSecOps pipelines supporting cloud-hosted mission systems

- Automates build, test, release, and deployment activities across development and operational environments

- Maintains system reliability, scalability, performance, and availability

- Implements Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for environment provisioning and configuration

- Supports software release management, version control, and change management activities

- Troubleshoots issues across development, test, and production environments

- Collaborates with developers, QA, cybersecurity, and operations teams to streamline delivery

- Ensures solutions comply with DoD cybersecurity, RMF, and secure configuration requirements

- Supports documentation, integration, testing, and accreditation activities

- Participates in Agile program increment (PI) planning and activities requiring periodic travels

Minimum Requirements:

- Active TS/SCI clearance required

- Bachelor’s degree in related field required.

- Must be able to report on-site in Ft Meade, MD up to five days per week based on customer requirements.

- 5 years of experience in DevOps, software development, or system administration

- 3 years managing cloud services (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

- 3 years developing and automating CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)

- 3 years collaborating with development, QA, and operations teams

- 3 years implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible)

- 3 years troubleshooting development, test, and production environments

- Practical experience supporting release management and deployment processes

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer certification

- Kubernetes Administrator certification

- Azure DevOps Engineer / Solution Expert certification

- Experience supporting DoD DevSecOps environments

- Experience supporting RMF accreditation and secure system deployments

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Minimum Requirements

TCS087, T3, Band 6

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations

Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process—including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,—please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.

Minimum Salary

115,000.00

Maximum Salary

150,000.00