DevOps Engineer or AWS, Kubernetes, Docker

Dev Ops Engineer 4 or 5 - (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker)

Location:

Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required

Position
-8872-DE4or5

Position Overview:

Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system using cutting‑edge technologies. The Dev Ops Engineer will architect, automate, and support infrastructure, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud cost optimization.

• Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system.
• Architect infrastructure leveraging AWS technologies and services.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, etc.
• Perform high‑level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis, implementation, and complex issue resolutions.
• Iteratively evaluate costs, recommend cost savings measures, reduce maintenance, and reduce AWS services costs.
• Decompose sprint priorities and generate tickets to align with internal team priorities.
• Manage team tasking and sprint workloads.
• Track ticket execution while driving technical direction of the infrastructure to align with program and product needs.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing Git Lab runners and Argo CD.

• Extensive experience architecting infrastructure leveraging AWS technologies and services.
• Experience developing IaC and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Proficiency with Python, Ansible, Terraform for Dev Ops automation.
• Strong background in containerization technologies; install, configure, and performance‑tune Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, etc.
• High‑level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis, implementation, and complex issue resolution.
• Cloud infrastructure cost‑savings: evaluate costs, recommend savings, reduce maintenance, and lower AWS service costs.
• Decompose sprint priorities and generate tickets to align with internal team priorities.
• Manage team tasking and sprint workloads, ensuring coordinated execution.
• Track ticket execution while directing technical infrastructure alignment with program and product needs.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code with Git Lab runners and Argo CD.
• Effective communication and collaboration with team members and stakeholders.

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Bridge, Athena, Step Functions using Terraform and auto‑scaling.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles: VPC, NAT, IGW.
• Develop and manage Git Lab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Kubernetes experience focused on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Dev Ops Engineer 4: 12 years or more of professional experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 10 years of professional experience with a related Master's degree.

Dev Ops Engineer 5: 15 years or more of professional experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 13 years of professional experience with a related Master's degree.

The position allows little to no work from home and requires a significant portion or all work to be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

$216,000 – $275,000 (Annually). The displayed range is indicative; final compensation will be based on experience, location and contractual terms.

• 24 days paid time off accrued annually.
• 11 federal holidays.
• 401(k) 100% vested on start date with a 10% company contribution.
• Full employee health care coverage; 50% coverage for dependents.
• Educational assistance for college classes and job‑related training and certifications.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.