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Staff Systems Development Engineer (GovOps)

Databricks· Engineering
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McLean, VA$153.4k - $210.8kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Staff-level role on Cleared Engineering team focusing on platform reliability, security compliance, and operational resilience for GovCloud, FedRAMP High, and air-gapped environments.

Responsibilities

  • Architect High-Side Platform Reliability: subject matter expert across Compute, Networking, Storage, OS; design end-to-end workarounds and resolve escalations within air-gapped and GovCloud enclaves.
  • Bridge Engineering Boundaries: lead technical interface between uncleared core engineering teams and secure facilities; communicate system states, compliance constraints, and high-side requirements.
  • Drive Fleet-Wide Supportability & Tooling: identify systemic issue patterns in federal environments; author Python, Bash, or Go diagnostic tools, notebooks, and automated workflows.
  • Partner with Core Engineering: collaborate with Product and Core Engineering to root-cause defects, influence roadmaps, and integrate long-term supportability features.
  • Lead Critical Incident Response: anchor high-consequence platform incidents; establish triage, make technical calls, and frame communications for government and internal stakeholders.
  • Uphold & Evolve Compliance Guardrails: refine operational frameworks inside SCIFs; ensure deployments align with FedRAMP High, ITAR/IL5, and federal security benchmarks.

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance (required).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Senior Support Engineering, DevSecOps, or related technical operations role.
  • Deep expertise in Linux/Unix internals, networking, debugging, and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Python, Bash, Go, or Java with ability to read source code and write diagnostic scripts.
  • Experience managing, debugging, and operating cloud infrastructure across public or federal cloud boundaries (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or GCP).
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
  • 3+ years of experience writing technical communications (status reports, incident summaries, escalations).
  • Ability to work on-site at McLean, VA SCIF and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Required:Top Secret / TS/SCI clearanceSecurity compliance and FedRAMP High ITAR/IL5Linux/Unix internalsPython, Bash, Go, or JavaCloud infrastructure (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or GCP)Terraform or CloudFormationDocker/KubernetesTechnical writing / incident communication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package; region-specific details available via provided link.
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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