DevOps Engineer; Jr

Job Title

Title: Dev Ops Engineer (Jr)

Location: Remote (Reston, Virginia)

Terms: Full-time

Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3+ years of U.S. residency and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Travel: 0–10%

RIVA Solutions supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS), a mission‑critical platform within the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO). HIOS is the authoritative system that collects, validates, and manages health insurance plan data from issuers nationwide, ensuring compliance with Affordable Care Act regulations, supporting marketplace oversight, facilitating plan certification workflows, and providing transparency in coverage options for millions of Americans.

RIVA plays a key role by delivering secure, cloud‑based infrastructure, Dev Ops automation, CI/CD pipeline optimization, and application modernization services that improve data integrity, system performance, and operational efficiency across the federal health insurance ecosystem.

RIVA Solutions is seeking a Dev Ops Engineer to join our CMS HIOS modernization program. This junior‑to‑mid‑level role will build, automate, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and deployment processes while supporting a secure and compliant Dev Sec Ops  environment. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, technically driven, and comfortable working in Agile delivery teams and will directly improve CMS’s ability to oversee health plan data and maintain high‑availability systems critical to federal health operations.

• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, or Git Hub Actions.
• Provision and manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, and ECS using Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Formation.
• Develop Python, Bash, or Power Shell scripts to streamline deployment and maintenance tasks.
• Deploy and manage Docker‑based workloads, including orchestration via AWS ECS.
• Configure and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts using Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Implement security controls, scanning, and IAM best practices within CI/CD workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, cloud engineers, testers, and product teams to support continuous delivery.
• Maintain high‑quality technical documentation for pipelines, environments, scripts, and automation components.

• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3+ years of U.S. residency and ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• On‑call, rotational duties based on the production environment and necessary deployments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of Dev Ops, Cloud Engineering, or Software Configuration Management experience.
• Hands‑on proficiency with AWS services, including IAM, EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, VPC, or Cloud Formation.
• Experience automating deployments and environment configurations via CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Docker and containerized application deployment.
• Experience with IaC tools:
  Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Power Shell).
• Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, Nexus/Artifactory, and version control workflows.
• Strong communication, troubleshooting, and teamwork abilities.

• AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, or Dev Ops certification.
• Experience working within CMS, HHS, or other federal health environments.
• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  principles, compliance frameworks, and security scanning tools.
• Experience with Splunk, New Relic, or advanced monitoring stacks.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Up to $105,000K max, depending on experience.

• Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long‑ and Short‑term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex
• Additional Workplace Benefits

RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email accomm Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.