DevOps Engineer

Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment, with expertise in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science. Enlighten provides continued innovation and proactivity in meeting our customers' greatest challenges.

At Enlighten, our team's unwavering work ethic, top talent and celebration of innovative ideas have helped us thrive. We know that our employees are essential to our company’s success, so we seek to take care of you as much as you take care of us.

Here are a few highlights of our benefits package:

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
• 10% 401k benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.

This position will include a $20K Sign On Bonus, if hired as an employee for Enlighten. Anticipated Salary Range: $-$. The salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, Enlighten takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function, internal equity and a candidate's education or training, work experience, certifications and key skills.

Occasionally positions/roles may include additional non-recurrent compensation and will be addressed by the recruiter during the interview process.

Seeking a highly motivated and experienced Dev Ops Engineer to join our fast-paced team. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge in Kubernetes and Container Orchestration, Configuration Management, CI/CD, Automation, Linux systems administration, Scripting in Bash and Programming in Python, AWS 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.

This role currently supports a customer onsite in Fort Meade, MD.

#LI-DW2 #Mid-Senior Level

• Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
• Automate deployment processes and implement CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliability and rapid scaling.
• Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to seamlessly integrate their applications into the operational infrastructure.
• Monitor production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and resolve them to maintain high availability.
• 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.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Clearance Requirement:
  Must currently have and maintain an active TS level U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in Dev Ops Engineering or Software Development and Bachelors in related field; or 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge with one or more of the following:
  • Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
  • AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) and their application to deployment and management of infrastructure.
  • Configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
  • Application, container, and OS deployment, scaling, and management.
• Ability to develop in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
• Comfortable operating in a…