DevOps Engineer Job Dayton area,Ohio USA,IT/Tech

MTSI is seeking a full-time Dev Ops Engineer located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Dev Ops Engineer will support automation, Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, deployment workflows, and controlled change management for the cloud modernization effort. This role will help ensure that infrastructure, system configurations, network configurations, deployment pipelines, and environment changes are repeatable, version-controlled, tested, documented, and auditable. The candidate will work with network engineers, cloud engineers, system engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and application teams to build and maintain automation workflows that support both on-premise and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has helped teams move from manual infrastructure changes to repeatable, controlled, and auditable automation. They should understand the importance of version control, peer review, pipeline validation, documentation, and rollback. They should also understand that infrastructure automation must be implemented carefully in production and security-sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and improve Infrastructure as Code repositories.
Support automated deployment of cloud infrastructure, network components, compute resources, access controls, storage resources, and monitoring components.
Maintain Git-based change control for infrastructure and system configuration.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment, validation, testing, and release control.
Support configuration management and automated hardening where applicable.
Develop reusable modules, templates, playbooks, scripts, and pipeline jobs.
Integrate change management workflows with Git, Git Lab, Jira, Azure Dev Ops, Service Now, or similar tools.
Maintain branching strategies, merge request processes, approval workflows, and release tagging.
Support environment promotion from development to test, staging, pilot, and production.
Develop rollback strategies for infrastructure and configuration changes.
Support secrets management, certificate handling, access tokens, and credential protection.
Participate in security reviews, code reviews, architecture reviews, and deployment readiness reviews.
Assist teams in adopting Dev Ops practices without sacrificing operational stability or compliance.
Strong attention to detail in code, configuration, syntax, and change documentation.
Work closely with engineers who may not be automation experts.
Enforce standards for code review, documentation, and approval.
Balance automation speed with operational risk.
Mentor junior staff.
Create and deliver system status updates to customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications Required

Ability to explain Dev Ops workflows to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
Strong written communication for runbooks, README files, and deployment guides.
Strong documentation discipline.
Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Applicants should have experience with:
Infrastructure as Code principles and practices.
Git-based source control and collaborative development workflows.
CI/CD pipeline design and execution.
Change management and release management in controlled environments.
Configuration management and repeatable deployment practices.
Linux and Windows system administration fundamentals.
Cloud infrastructure deployment concepts.
Secret management, environment variables, certificate handling, and secure credential practices.
YAML, JSON, HCL, Markdown, and structured configuration formats.
Testing infrastructure changes before production deployment.
Documentation of build procedures, deployment processes, rollback plans, and operational runbooks.
Candidates should have practical experience with several of the following:
Python
Bash
Power Shell
HCL for Terraform/Open Tofu
YAML
JSON
Go or JavaScript/Type Script preferred but not required
SQL familiarity helpful for backend automation and reporting
Self-starter with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
10 years' relevant technical experience in Dev Ops, systems engineering, cloud engineering, automation, infrastructure engineering, or configuration management.

Education

Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field (e.g., cybersecurity, computer science, computer engineering).

Preferred Certifications Include

Hashi Corp Terraform Associate
AWS Dev Ops Engineer
AWS Sys Ops Administrator
Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CompTIA Linux+, Security+, Cloud+
Git Lab Certified Associate or Professional Services certifications

Even Better If You Have These Desired Skills

Git, Git Lab, Git Hub Enterprise, Bitbucket
Git Lab CI/CD, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops Pipelines
Terraform, Open Tofu
Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform
Packer
Docker, Podman
Kubernetes, Open Shift, Helm
Vault, Cyber Ark, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault
Artifactory, Nexus, container registries
Sonar Qube, Checkov, tfsec,…