DevOps Engineer

Location: Columbia, MD

Department: Enterprise IT

Location Type: IN_OFFICE

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions in AWS, with a focus on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes across development and production environments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Monitor and support Linux-based systems for availability and performance
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and improve release cycles using tools like Git, Flux, and Jenkins
• Continuously improve processes and tools to ensure high availability and performance
• Support deployment of portable edge-computing infrastructure to non-cloud (on-premise) environments
• Diagnose and resolve system issues across the stack, including networking, containers, and cloud services
• Participate in Agile development activities and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives
• Stay current with emerging DevOps technologies, container orchestration strategies, and cloud capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Mid-level candidates: 3-8 years of relevant experience
• Senior-level candidates: 9-13 years of relevant experience
• SME-level candidates: 14+ years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda
• Proficient in Linux systems administration and troubleshooting
• Proficient in scripting/programming abilities in Python, Bash, or Go
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC or configuration management tools
• Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools
• Demonstrated ability to work in Agile environments and use tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire
• Must be available to work on-site 4-5 days per week; flexibility is required to align with customer needs
• US citizenship and an active Secret clearance; will also accept TS/SCI or TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

• Experience with big data technologies like: Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, Presto, etc.
• Work could possibly require some on-call work.