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Orion Talent

Quality Engineer

Lafayette, IN · On-site

$100K/yr

Description Seeking a proactive engineer focusing on preventing issues before they occur or as an engineer who investigates in real time when events happen. Engineers focusing on preventative ...

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As a Software Engineer on the Proactive Capabilities team , you will design, build, and scale engineering tools that empower Security Engineers, eliminate operational toil, and expand security ...

Applied Res

Senior DevOps Engineer

Littleton, CO · On-site

$180K - $220K/yr

The ideal candidate is a proactive engineer with strong problem‑solving skills, deep experience with cloud environments, and a passion for automation and continuous improvement. Why Work with us?

Opterus

Quality Engineer II/III

Loveland, CO · Hybrid

$85K - $115K/yr

This position is ideal for a detail oriented, proactive engineer who thrives in a fastpaced aerospace development environment and enjoys working closely with manufacturing, engineering, mission ...

Opterus

Quality Engineer II/III

Loveland, CO · On-site

$69K - $90K/yr

This position is ideal for a detail oriented, proactive engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced aerospace development environment and enjoys working closely with manufacturing, engineering, mission ...

Redwire

Software Systems Engineer Staff

Littleton, CO · On-site

$120K - $165K/yr

This position requires a proactive engineer with strong technical judgment, the ability to lead cross‑functional efforts, and deep experience across the full space systems lifecycle.

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As of Sep 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for proactive engineer in the United States is $53.63, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $43.27 and $62.26 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Proactive Engineer is a problem-solving professional who focuses on preventing issues before they arise. They analyze systems, anticipate future challenges, and implement solutions to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance. This role requires strong analytical skills, adaptability, and a forward-thinking mindset. Proactive Engineers work across various industries, ensuring operational stability by identifying risks and optimizing processes. Their goal is to minimize downtime, enhance productivity, and drive innovation.

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A typical day for a Proactive Engineer involves identifying potential issues in processes or systems before they escalate, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement preventative solutions, and continuously seeking process improvements. You’ll often analyze data, conduct root cause assessments, and coordinate with departments such as operations, quality assurance, and IT to optimize workflows. Regular communication with both technical and non-technical colleagues is essential, as is proposing and managing initiatives to boost efficiency. Working in a team-oriented environment, you’ll have the chance to lead smaller projects, contribute to larger strategic goals, and develop valuable relationships across the organization.

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Senior DevOps Engineer

Littleton, CO • On-site

Applied Research Solutions
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing • 501 - 1,000 employees
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$180K - $220K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 9 days ago

Job description

Applied Research Solutions is seeking Senior DevOps Engineers to support a cutting-edge program supporting the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the automation, tooling, and infrastructure that supports high-quality software delivery. This role focuses on enabling development teams to deploy applications reliably, securely, and at scale through modern DevOps practices, cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code. The ideal candidate is a proactive engineer with strong problem-solving skills, deep experience with cloud environments, and a passion for automation and continuous improvement.
Why Work with us?
Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.
Responsibilities include:
  • Architect, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable, and repeatable software delivery across multiple environments.
  • Design and manage automated infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure application performance, reliability, and security.
  • Collaborate closely with development, QA, security, and operations teams to streamline build, test, and deployment workflows.
  • Manage and optimize cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) with an emphasis on scalability, cost efficiency, and security best practices.
  • Automate operational processes, including environment creation, deployments, configuration management, and system maintenance.
  • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across the full stack-from application code to infrastructure layers.
  • Maintain strong security practices across CI/CD pipelines, cloud resources, and deployment processes.
  • Guide and mentor developers and junior DevOps engineers in DevOps methodologies, cloud architecture, and automation tooling.
  • Lead efforts to improve reliability, performance, and resilience through system design, chaos testing, capacity planning, and root cause analysis.
  • Support containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) to deliver scalable microservices architectures.
  • Develop and maintain documentation for environments, automation scripts, procedures, and system designs.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/ Technical Experience Requirements:
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Active Top Secret clearance needed to start with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
  • Knowledge and experience developing multi-tiered or microservice applications.
  • Experience with at least one cloud platform. i.e.. AWS, Azure, Google.
  • Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
  • Proficiency in CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
  • Strong scripting experience.
  • Linux experience.
  • SDLC: Understanding the full Software Development Life Cycle.
  • Networking: Basic networking, security, & firewall concepts.
  • Security: DevSecOps principles, identity & access management
  • Automation: Scripting & building automated pipelines.
  • Strong problem solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting US government agencies.
  • Experience using Amazon Web Services.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools such as Ansible and Terraform).
  • Deploying and maintain Kubernetes distributions.
  • Familiarity with GitOps (GitLab, ArgoCD).
  • Monitoring & Logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack).
  • Knowledge of ESXL

The expected annual salary range: $180k - $220k. Salary is dependent upon the role and associated responsibilities, candidate's experience, and qualifications to include education/training, and key skills.
All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.
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