About the Company
Anivas Technology provides financial management, information technology (IT), program management, and strategic consulting services to federal agencies. With deep expertise supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Anivas helps clients achieve business and IT modernization goals through targeted expertise and full life cycle support.
Anivas Technology is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Requirements
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Systems Engineer to support VA’s Veteran Canteen Service Automated Information System (VCS AIS) as part of the Consolidated Corporate Support Services (CCSS) 2.0 initiative. This role will provide senior-level systems engineering and DevOps expertise to modernize and sustain VCS AIS. The Senior DevOps Systems Engineer will design architectures, develop automated CI/CD pipelines, and ensure secure, reliable deployment of AIS applications. The role ensures alignment with VA’s Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP) Lean-Agile framework, DevSecOps practices, and federal IT compliance standards.
Position Description:
A Senior Systems Engineer provides technical support in system architecture, system design, system integration, and technical management. The engineer assists in providing technical input to the systems engineering process, leads teams in developing application and technical plans, and guides customers in the installation and use of strategic products. For CCSS 2.0, this role functions as a Senior DevOps Systems Engineer, ensuring VCS AIS modernization activities integrate secure architectures, automation, and reliable system operations with minimal disruption to VA business functions.
Minimum Requirements:
Education Level: Master’s Degree
Degree In: Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or other engineering/technical discipline
Years of Experience: 10 years
Substitutions: 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
Primary Responsibilities:
Design and implement system architectures and DevOps pipelines supporting VCS AIS modernization and sustainment.
Develop automated CI/CD workflows for AIS application deployment, testing, and monitoring.
Provide technical leadership on infrastructure design, cloud migration (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government), and system reliability engineering.
Guide the installation, configuration, and tuning of AIS components, ensuring stable and secure operations.
Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, and Product Line Managers to align system design with AIS business and technical requirements.
Support integration of AIS with other enterprise financial, inventory, and point-of-sale systems.
Conduct system risk assessments, troubleshoot critical issues, and ensure high system availability.
Ensure compliance with VA Handbook 6500, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, HIPAA, and Section 508 standards.
Contribute to Assessment & Authorization (A&A) documentation to achieve and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for AIS.
Mentor junior engineers on DevOps automation, system design, and secure operations practices.
Preferred Skills/Certification:
Experience with retail and POS systems (Vision POS, VendMAX, or similar), particularly in VA or federal environments.
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and monitoring tools (AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk).
Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Familiarity with Agile and SAFe frameworks.
Professional certifications desirable (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, CISSP).
Additional Requirements:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.
Must complete all VA-mandated Talent Management System (TMS) training (Privacy, HIPAA, Information Security) prior to system access.
Must reside in the United States and comply with USCIS I-9 verification requirements.