DevOps Engineer 1 - (Python, Ansible, Terraform)

Akina•Annapolis Junction, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for developing Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools. Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools. Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD. Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS). The position allows little to no work from home and will require a significant portion or all work to be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

Requirements

Developing Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of RHEL.
Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools.
Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).
Able to support an on-call rotation.
TS/SCI Clearance - Polygraph required within 7 years

Nice To Haves

Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
Understanding of AWS networking principles to include VPCs, NATs, IP Gateway.
Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Responsibilities

Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
Manage commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).
Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools.
Support an on-call rotation.