IT054 Cloud DevOps Engineer

Support•Greenbelt, MD

22h•Remote

About The Position

ADNET Systems, Inc. is hiring a Junior to Mid-Level Cloud DevOps Engineer for NASA’s Space and Earth Science Data Analysis (SESDA) contract. The position supports the NASA Science Cloud, a managed commercial cloud infrastructure designed to accelerate innovation, discovery, collaboration, and access to NASA data. The role divides time between supporting NASA’s core Science Cloud infrastructure and assisting science customers operating in commercial cloud environments. The work supports the Science Cloud Infrastructure Project (SCIP), managed by the Computational and Information Sciences and Technology Office (CISTO) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. CISTO provides high-end information technology systems and services for science, assesses and evaluates new information technologies, hardware, and software, and manages one of NASA’s two High Performance Computer systems. The position is primarily remote, with occasional collaboration at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and minimal travel. The engineer will work with an agile, multi-cloud team of approximately 25 members. U.S. citizenship is required, as is the ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 Investigation through NASA.

Requirements

1–3 years of hands-on experience and foundational familiarity with AWS, Agile environments, Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred), and core DevOps practices.
Understanding of cloud security principles and experience implementing security controls in cloud environments.
Self-motivation and eagerness to learn and contribute to team success as an early-to-mid-career professional.
Problem-solving ability and willingness to learn new cloud tools and automation techniques.
Clear and effective communication skills and ability to create useful technical documentation.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 Investigation through NASA.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
Familiarity with CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.
Background supporting scientific computing or research environments.
Experience with multi-cloud architectures.
Familiarity with federal security frameworks such as FISMA and NIST, and cloud security compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Support onboarding, migration, and operations of NASA science projects in cloud environments.
Provide technical analysis, design, and recommendations for operational cloud infrastructure that meets science requirements.
Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, deployment, and operational automation.
Implement cloud infrastructure security best practices and help ensure compliance with federal security standards.
Collaborate with an agile, multi-cloud team to deliver scalable and secure cloud services.