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title: 'DevOps Engineer at Swift'
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# DevOps Engineer at Swift

- **Company:** Swift
- **Location:** Reston, VA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/4966505008

## Job description

The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our high-performing technical team in Reston, VA. In this role, you will architect, design, and implement innovative cloud solutions that enable our customers to fully leverage modern cloud technologies. You will help build robust, scalable infrastructures and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration, optimized performance, and efficient delivery of secure cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

- Analyze system requirements to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud architectures
- Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of AWS and hybrid-cloud solutions that meet mission and security objectives
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to automate provisioning and configuration
- Implement cloud governance frameworks and ensure compliance with applicable security and regulatory standards
- Oversee automation workflows for deployment, monitoring, and operations to reduce manual effort and increase system reliability
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend enhancements to improve performance and cost-efficiency
- Support both development and operations teams by integrating CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and performance tuning
- Serve as a cloud expert, promoting collaboration, mentorship, and continuous learning across engineering teams

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Mid-level candidates: 4-7 years of relevant experience
- Senior-level candidates: 7-9 years of relevant experience
- US citizenship with active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph required
- 4–7 years of experience designing, deploying, and maintaining advanced cloud solutions
- Demonstrated expertise in AWS environments supporting multiple classification domains (e.g., IL5 to IL6+)
- Proficiency with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS
- Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
- Proficiency managing and securing Linux and Windows Server systems in production environments
- Hands-on scripting experience using Python and Bash for cloud automation
- Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and implementation of advanced security controls
- Experience supporting operational environments, managing ticket queues, and leveraging knowledge bases for issue resolution
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical topics to diverse audiences
- Active CompTIA Security+ or equivalent 8140/8570 certification (valid for at least one year)
- Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Associate/Professional or SysOps Administrator) preferred

Desired Experience:

- Experience working in Agile development environments and familiarity with tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Knowledge of CI/CD frameworks and version control systems (Git, Jenkins, etc.)
- Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Background in automation, monitoring, and performance tuning in secure production systems

Please note: we are not working with staffing agencies to fill these positions and are not accepting any unsolicited resumes from agencies.

## #LI-DI1

#Onsite

## About Swift

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Swift Group provides national security technology and mission support by combining experienced field operatives with expert technologists.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Reston, VA, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: National security, defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, training and logistics.
- **Target customers**: U.S. Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies (B2G).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When national security leaders need something built quiet that hits loud, they turn to Swift.” — The company pairs field operators with technologists to solve complex national security challenges with speed, discretion, and precision.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **HPC Research & Technical Advisement**: Specialized advisement for revolutionary high-performance computing systems supporting data-intensive missions.
- **Software Development & Data Solutions**: Rapid prototyping, agile development, and applied data science tailored to mission needs.
- **Cyber Enablement**: Network defense, offense, threat analysis, and resilience for enterprise and operational environments.
- **Operations**: Mission planning and execution support delivered shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams anywhere in the world.
- **Training & Mission Support**: Operator-led instruction and technical training across the full mission lifecycle.
- **Energetics**: Advanced research, advisory, and deployment of energetic materials to improve system performance and operational effect.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held).
- **Key Metric**: Over **126 open positions** currently listed on the careers page, signaling rapid growth.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growt Signals**: Founded in 2019, now has multiple offices (Reston, Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, McLean, etc.) and supports customers across the U.S. and globally. High volume of active job postings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Operator-led approach**: Combines real-world field experience with cutting-edge engineering, reducing the gap between mission needs and technical solutions.
- **Integration**: Unified teams of operators, engineers, and analysts work together, avoiding siloed tools.
- **Discretion and trust**: Emphasizes low-profile, off-the-record work, earning deep trust from national security clients.
- **Acountability**: Company culture of owning outcomes, with a flat, agile structure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding capabilities in cyber, HPC, and data science while maintaining operator-driven agility. Continued support for sensitive, high-stakes missions across civilian, defense, and intelligence domains.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven, employee-focused, with a strong sense of purpose. Values include transparency, integrity, service, and innovation.
- **Work environment**: Low-profile, high-impact. Roles often require clearance and on-site presence at client locations (e.g., Chantilly, Annapolis Junction, Reston). Not fully remote; likely hybrid or on-site.
- **Bnefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time-off benefits.
- **Success stories**: Clear career progression from analyst to chief architect, with wide pay bands (e.g., $50k–$290k) indicating room for growth and specialization.

## Sources
1. [theswiftgroup.com/company](https://theswiftgroup.com/company/)
2. [theswiftgroup.com](https://theswiftgroup.com/)
3. [careers.theswiftgroup.com](https://careers.theswiftgroup.com/)
4. [jobs.gem.com](https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group)

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