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DevOps Engineer | Secret Clearance
Phoenix Operations Group · Columbia, MD, United States
Columbia, MD, United StatesExp: 5+ yrsHybrid
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Columbia, MD, United States
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The DevOps Engineer role involves developing and maintaining both cloud and non-cloud infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring the reliability and performance of critical systems. Key responsibilities include managing AWS cloud infrastructure, particularly Amazon EKS, and Kubernetes containers, while performing Linux systems administration and utilizing scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
Qualifications
- Active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance required.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR
- Master's degree in a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR
- High school diploma/equivalent with 9+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration technologies.
- Hands-on knowledge of AWS, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda.
- Experience with configuration management and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting applications and containers.
- Programming or scripting experience with Python, Bash, or Go.
- Familiarity with Git and related software development tools.
- Strong knowledge of Linux, including system administration.
- Understanding of Agile software development methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work onsite in Columbia, MD approximately 1–2 days per week.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and deployment of cloud infrastructure within AWS, focusing on Amazon EKS.
- Support the development and deployment of non-cloud and edge infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment processes.
- Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Build and support reliable, scalable, and highly available infrastructure.
- Collaborate with software development teams to integrate applications into cloud and containerized environments.
- Monitor production environments and troubleshoot issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve automation and system performance.
- Support configuration management and Infrastructure as Code initiatives.
- Perform Linux systems administration and troubleshooting.
- Develop scripts and automation using Python, Bash, and Go.
- Stay current with emerging DevOps and cloud technologies.
Skills
AnsibleAWSBashCephEBSEKSElasticsearchFluxGitGitHubGoHadoopHiveKafkaKubernetesAWS LambdaLinuxPostgreSQLPrestoPythonS3SNSSparkSQSTerraformTrino
Certifications
Current DoD 8140/8570 compliant certification, such as Security+
Degrees
Bachelor's degree in a related technical fieldMaster's degree in a related fieldHigh school diploma/equivalent
Security clearance
Active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance required.
Relocation
No