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DevOps Engineer jobs in Richmond, VA
DevOps engineers build the pipelines, infrastructure, and automation that let teams ship software quickly and safely. The work centers on CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and reliability.
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$36–$93/hr
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$126k
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Specialization: Platform Development EngineeringCareer Stream: ProfessionalCareer Level: P3Job ProfileSub-Family DefinitionSoftware Product Engineering is responsible for designing, developing, and testing software produ…
$178.5k - $297.5k
QualificationsBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.10+ years of experience in... ...transition activities.Experience with cloud platforms, DevOps practices,…
$102.5k - $170.9k
Position Summary Join Deloitte’s AI & Engineering team to help clients modernize technology platforms, accelerate innovation, and... ...resolve technical issues, and deliver scalable solutionsApplying DevOps and statisti…
$83.3k - $133.28k
supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.This position reports to:Service Engineering Manager__The work model for the role is: Onsite, Richmond, VAYour role…
$116.2k - $229.1k
Position Summary AI & Engineering/ EaaS - DevOps Engineer IIIBuild and scale modern DevOps capabilities that help clients accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and modernize engineering operations. As a Senior Consul…
from the work)We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate AI-driven automation and agent-... ...Driven Development (BDD), and spec-driven development.3+ years of DevOps experi…
Overview Full-stack Engineer 5 (GraphDB & API Platform) (Enterprise Platforms Technology) At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers, and disruptors who love building and pioneering in the t…
networking concepts related to database replication. Experience with automation tools such as Ansible. Familiarity with ITSM, DevOps, and CI/CD practices. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and collaborat…
$90k - $125k
agencies, a list that spans across the country. Job Description The Opportunity: CapTech is seeking a SaaS platform engineer to play a hands-on role in the engineering, administration, and evolution of our enterprise app…
able to use that resource in our Non-Cloud Workstream, ITAM Engineering and ServiceNow Platform as needed to support various asset... ...and ServiceNow Platform Admin Experience, If they have AWS DevOps Experience that w…
DevOps Engineer (AWS, Chef, Java, Linux, GIT, Scripting) in Richmond, VA AWS, DevOps Engineer, Java, Jenkins, Linux, Python, Shell Location: Virginia Job Function: DevOps Operations Date Of Job Posting: 01-22-2018 DevOps…
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What devops engineers earn in Richmond
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$50 | $74k–$104k |
| Mid level | $50–$71 | $104k–$148k |
| Senior | $69–$93 | $144k–$193k |
Adjusted for the Richmond market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
AWS, GCP, or AzureKubernetes and DockerTerraform or other IaCCI/CD pipelinesLinux and shell scriptingPython or GoMonitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)Incident responseCost optimization
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a CI/CD pipeline you built or improved.
Cover the stages, what you automated, and the measurable result — faster deploys, fewer failed releases. Numbers make this answer.
A deploy just took production down. What do you do?
Roll back first, diagnose second, communicate throughout. Then talk about prevention: canaries, health checks, smaller changes.
How do you manage infrastructure as code, and why does it matter?
Explain reproducibility, review, and drift prevention with a tool like Terraform. Mention how you handle state and secrets — that is where real experience shows.
How would you reduce a team's cloud bill?
Start with visibility (tagging, cost reports), then rightsizing, reserved capacity, and killing orphaned resources. A real example with a dollar figure is ideal.
How do you decide what to monitor and alert on?
Alert on symptoms users feel, not every metric. Talk about SLOs and reducing alert fatigue — mature answers focus on fewer, better alerts.
How do you roll out a risky infrastructure change?
Describe staging environments, incremental rollout, rollback plans, and communicating with affected teams before you touch anything.
How do you handle secrets in pipelines and applications?
Name a secrets manager, rotation, and least privilege, and the anti-pattern you are avoiding: credentials in code or CI variables sprayed everywhere.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For devops engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with measurable operational wins: deploy frequency, mean time to recovery, uptime, or cloud cost reductions.
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Name your infrastructure stack precisely — 'Kubernetes on EKS with Terraform and GitHub Actions' beats 'cloud technologies'.
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Certifications (AWS, CKA) still move the needle in this field; list current ones near the top.
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Describe scale: number of services, clusters, or engineers your platform supported.
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Mention incident and on-call experience — teams hiring DevOps are usually buying calm under pressure.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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