Devops Engineer AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform

Position

Dev Ops Engineer 4 – AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform – Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

TS/SCI w/ poly.

The Dev Ops Engineer will provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system using cutting‑edge cloud, containerization, automation, and CI/CD technologies.

This role is responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure, developing Infrastructure as Code, automating deployment processes, optimizing system performance, supporting sprint execution, and helping drive the technical direction of the infrastructure in alignment with program and product needs.

• Architect, build, and maintain infrastructure using AWS technologies and services.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and automation scripts and tools using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Install, configure, maintain and tune containerization platforms including Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, and related services.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code using Git Lab runners, Git Lab CI/CD, and Argo CD.
• Perform high‑level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis, implementation, and complex issue resolution.
• Evaluate cloud infrastructure costs, recommend cost‑saving measures, reduce maintenance overhead, and optimize AWS service usage.
• Decompose sprint priorities into actionable tasks and generate tickets aligned with internal team priorities.
• Manage team tasking and sprint workloads to ensure coordinated execution and delivery.
• Track ticket execution while guiding the technical direction of infrastructure to support program and product objectives.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve application performance, reliability, and system uptime.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and resolve operational problems.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and technical leadership.

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Bridge, Athena, Step Functions using Terraform and auto‑scaling.

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.

12 years or more of professional experience; or 10 years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree.

Current CWIP (DoD 8140) certificate.

USD 212,000 – 259,000 annually. This is a likely range; actual compensation may vary based on experience, location and contractual requirements.

24 days PTO accrued annually, 11 federal holidays; 401(k) 100% vested on start date with 10% employer match; health insurance 100% covered for employees and 50% for dependents; educational assistance for 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.