Senior DevOps Engineer (Federal)

Job overview

The Senior DevOps Engineer is an onsite role based in McLean, VA, with compensation not specified in the listing. This position supports the Federal Customer Success team at Appian Corporation, which provides AI automation for mission-critical work in government and large enterprises. The role exists to lead complex cloud infrastructure scaling, automate security and operations, and serve as a strategic technical advisor to federal agencies. It contributes to the team's goal of delivering resilient, high-availability cloud automation solutions for public sector clients.

What you'll do

• Lead enterprise cloud scaling
• architect infrastructure and systems
• automate security and operations
• govern relational data tiering
• advise executive stakeholders
• manage hybrid installations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

onsite

mclean va

devops

aws

linux

python

top secret

federal it

sysadmin

no on-call

no weekends

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement.

Why this role

Requires active Top Secret clearance and CompTIA Security+ certification.

About the employer

Appian Corporation is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.