Dev Ops Engineer

The GEO Group•Boulder, CO

13h•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure. This role will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure seamless deployment, scalability, and reliability of our applications and services. The DevOps Engineer designs, deploys, and manages scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, and Azure. Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment process. The DevOps Engineer monitors and optimizes system performance, reliability, and security. Collaborates with the development team to ensure best practices for infrastructure. The DevOps Engineer serves as Software Code Release manager for the IT team. Manages container orchestration platforms. Implements and manages logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions. Serves as subject matter expert to assist with incident management resolution and root cause analysis. Participates in on-call rotation to support production environments. Monitors trends and developments in DevOps and systems technologies. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
At least three (3) years of experience in DevOps. Cloud engineering, or related roles.
United States citizenship required.
Ability to receive client’s approval to work on contract required.
Must live in the US 3 of the last 5 years (military and study abroad included).
Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS and Azur.
Strong scripting skills in languages like Python, Bash, or Powershell.
Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormations, or Ansible.
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools CloudWatch, CloudTrail or ELK stack.
Understanding of network concepts, security best practice, and compliance standards.
Strong development coding or scripting automation experience.
Strong acumen for systems and technology.
Working knowledge of database fundamentals.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Strong data management skill.
Strong focus on business outcomes and project completion.
Ability to provide quality product delivery and customer service in all situations.
Direct collaboration and open communication including reaching across functional borders.
Ability to share knowledge and experience and to provide advice to other team members.
Adheres to Change Control management policy.
Ability to provide detailed and summary documentation for various purposes and audiences.
Business knowledge and understanding of the IT role in the business.
Ability to maintain confidentiality with regard to information stored in operational databases.
Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications such as AWS SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect preferred.
Experience with serverless architectures and microservices preferred.
Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps culture preferred.

Responsibilities

Designs, deploys, and manages scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, and Azure.
Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment process.
Monitors and optimizes system performance, reliability, and security.
Collaborates with the development team to ensure best practices for infrastructure.
Serves as Software Code Release manager for the IT team.
Manages container orchestration platforms.
Implements and manages logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
Serves as subject matter expert to assist with incident management resolution and root cause analysis.
Participates in on-call rotation to support production environments.
Monitors trends and developments in DevOps and systems technologies.
Performs other duties as assigned.