--DevOps Engineer - TS Clearance Required

DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Sterling, VA

Denver, CO

Satin Louis, MO

Our client is looking for a TS Cleared DevOps and AWS Cloud Engineers to support a critical mission. You will be working closely with Release Trains, Agile Teams, Security, and the rest of the Systems Team by providing and maintaining the environments needed to develop and fielding advanced intelligence capabilities. This includes configuration management of hardware and software environment, supporting the Desktop development environment, providing cloud solutions, implementing infrastructure as code, and asset management and procurement. You will be a key member of the team, where the rubber meets the road, doing work that matters for some of the U.S. Government’s most critical missions, and utilizing the latest technologies in Cloud Computing, AI/ML, and DevSecOps.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain infrastructure as code for cloud-based services
• Provide cloud based architectural guidance
• Provide disaster recovery design and implementation
• Procure, build and maintain configuration management for on-prem hardware
• Procure, install, and manage software licenses
• Assist in establishment, maintenance and troubleshooting of cloud-based and on-prem networking
• Automate development and operations processes to ensure reliability and repeatability
• Provide and maintain standard operating systems environments

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience with container management/orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, RKE2) and/or Platform as a Service (e.g., Openshift)
• Experience with Helm Charts (Helm), Kustomize and/or updating K8s manifests
• Strong grasp of Linux
• Current Top Secret Security Clearance, preferably a Top Secret SCI with a current polygraph
• Information Assurance/DoD 8570 certification IAT Level II or higher (like Security+) (or willing to obtain within 3 months)
• Demonstrated experience with infrastructure as code concepts
• Experience managing unclassified and classified development environments including workstations, servers, and GPU assets
• Understanding of network configuration in cloud and on-prem environments

Preferred Experience:

• Familiarity with AWS Infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, Route 53, IAM, CloudFront, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC technology
• Experience with GitOps Practices and Tools (e.g. ArgoCD)
• Experience procuring equipment for government contracts
• Experience managing hybrid on-prem / cloud operating environments
• Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes in air-gap (classified) environments to include Amazon SC2S or C2S
• Demonstrated experience in Kubernetes based application hardening or cybersecurity best practices
• Ansible
• PostgreSQL
• AWS RDS
• Software Deployment / Deployment Automation
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• ESRI

Desired Certifications:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator Developer (CKAD)
• AWS Certification – SysOps Asc, DevOps, or Solutions Architect Asc

Our client is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

They value their employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. They strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to the team members.