DevOps Engineer

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award‑winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real‑world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world‑class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Dev Ops Engineer to join our fast‑paced development team. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge in Kubernetes and Container Orchestration, Configuration Management, CI/CD, Automation, AWS, Linux systems administration, scripting in Bash, and programming in Python, and a background in Big Data solutions. The Dev Ops Engineer will be responsible for implementing infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring the monitoring, reliability, and scalability of our services.

Work is performed onsite in Ft. Belvoir with a great team and could include occasional travel.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g., Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

• Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
• Support development and deployment of non‑cloud (Edge) infrastructure of on‑premise and portable equipment.
• Automate deployment processes and ensure reliability and scalability of services.
• Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate their applications into the infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve issues as necessary.
• Continuously improve processes and tools to ensure high availability and performance.
• Stay current with new technologies and industry trends, continuously exploring new ways to improve our infrastructure.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Security Clearance — a current TS/SCI U.S. Government Security clearance with a CI Polygraph is required; U.S. citizenship required.
• 5+ years of experience in Dev Ops Engineering or Software Development and a bachelor’s degree in a related field; or 3 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 9 years of relevant experience.
• Must have a DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certification (e.g., Security+), or the ability to obtain before starting with the company.
• Must be able to work on the customer site in Ft. Belvoir, VA 5 days a week and be able to travel occasionally.
• Must be willing/able to help open/close the workspace during regular business hours as needed.

• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) and their application to deployment and management of infrastructure.
• Proficient in configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with application, container, and OS deployment, scaling, and management.
• Ability to develop in multiple programming languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
• Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
• Comfortable in a terminal‑based environment.
• Proficient knowledge of Linux, including system administration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of AGILE software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites.

• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, Presto, etc.
• Experience with K9s, AWS CLI and other AWS services such as SNS, SQS, and Diode.

• Generous retirement plan: automatic 20% contribution to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, fully vested from day one.
• Generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, with flexibility to adjust allocation at the start of each calendar year.
• Voluntary benefit options for full‑time…