Sr. DevOps Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a Sr. Dev Ops Engineer to join our infrastructure team supporting critical systems at USCIS, where you’ll tackle complex technical challenges and build automated solutions that matter. As a Sr. Dev Ops Engineer you will mentor fellow engineers, architect scalable infrastructure solutions, and work alongside a collaborative Dev Ops team supporting 14 development teams. This is an opportunity for a self‑motivated engineer who thrives in fast‑paced environments and wants to make a meaningful impact on systems that serve thousands of federal workers.

• Responding to infrastructure support requests; triaging and investigating complexities
• Supporting our ecosystem by performing tasks such as Ubuntu hardening, Terraform provisioning, automation via AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) and making updates to address vulnerabilities
• Communicating with peers on issues, following/managing multiple MS Teams threads
• Participating in daily and weekly agile ceremonies including standups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Supporting our ecosystem by performing tasks such as OS (Windows, Ubuntu, or any other Linux systems) hardening, deploying infrastructure with Terraform, provisioning AMIs, making updates to address vulnerabilities
• May need to support monthly patching on weekends (approx. 2 hours, team members will flex time during week)
• Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to proactively document knowledge
• Ability to clearly articulate technical solutions to peers
• Ability to work in a high‑speed delivery focused environment
• Ability to work on a fully remote team and maintain delivery tempo
• Ability to adapt and learn new technologies quickly

• Ability to receive DHS EOD suitability
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience
• Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a high‑speed delivery focused environment
• Ability to work on a fully remote team and maintain delivery tempo
• Ability to learn quickly
• Experience in the following is necessary:
  • CI/CD automated pipelines
  • AWS and its services (EKS, ECS, RDS, SQS, SES)
  • IAC Frameworks like Terraform and/or Cloud formation
  • Experience using and implementing Infrastructure As Code
  • Containerization best practices
  • Git or alternative source code repositories

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools including New Relic and Splunk
• Kubernetes or other container orchestration platform experience
• Knowledge of streaming platforms like Kafka
• Database administration experience (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB)
• Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence
• Active Git Hub profile (feel free to share!)

For over ten years, Highlight has provided Development and Modernization, Secure IT, and Mission Solution services to our federal government customers. Our team knows the technology; we understand how our customers and their stakeholders work; and we know how to implement industry best practices to deliver high‑quality, end‑to‑end solutions that minimize risk and maximize results.

Since our inception, Highlight has had an employee‑first mindset. Our mission is to provide employees with rewarding and impactful career opportunities. In 2021, Highlight’s founder, Rebecca Andino, implemented an Employee Stock Ownership Plan to embody and expand our culture of transparency, teamwork and rewarding the work of our employees. To learn more about ESOPS, check out:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change — regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics. Our team is dedicated to foster diversity within our teams to promote creativity, innovation, and teamwork to deliver the best solutions for our customers.

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