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DevOps Engineer

Universal Background Screening · Surprise, AZ, United States
Surprise, AZ, United StatesExp: 3+ yrsRemote
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Surprise, AZ, United States
Visa sponsorship
Not specified

Job summary

The DevOps Engineer builds and maintains reliable, scalable, and secure delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure. The role automates deployments and operations, supports Docker and Kubernetes/ECS workloads, integrates security testing into CI/CD, and contributes to vulnerability remediation, compliance controls, and incident response. The environment includes AWS, Terraform, .NET applications, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of hands-on DevOps or platform engineering experience.
  • Experience with AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
  • Proficiency with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or ECS.
  • Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.
  • Foundational knowledge of information security, network security, and secure configuration.
  • Familiarity with secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, and access control frameworks.
  • Experience with logging and observability platforms such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or Splunk.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • Hands-on Kubernetes experience and Linux systems administration and networking experience.
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms and cloud security.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments.
  • Manage and optimize cloud compute, networking, storage, and managed services.
  • Automate provisioning, configuration management, patching, and monitoring.
  • Support Docker workloads orchestrated with Kubernetes or ECS.
  • Monitor system health, configure alerts, and participate in incident response and root cause analysis.
  • Apply cloud security practices for IAM, least-privilege access, secrets management, and network segmentation.
  • Support vulnerability scanning, patch management, and remediation tracking.
  • Implement controls aligned with SOC 2, NIST, or ISO 27001.
  • Integrate SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Participate in security reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, and security incident investigations.

Skills

AnsibleAWSAzureAzure DevOpsBashCloudWatchDatadogDocker.NETECSGCPGitHubGitHub ActionsGitLabGitLab CIIAMJenkinsKubernetesAWS LambdaLinuxPostgreSQLPowerShellPythonS3Secrets ManagerSnykSplunkTerraformVault

Certifications

CompTIA Security+AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Languages

English

Industry

Background screeningHealthcareFinancial services

Relocation

No