DevOps Engineer

Sparksoft Corporation•Remote/Hybrid if local to Maryland, MD

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join us at Sparksoft, where we're not just another tech company—we're a catalyst for change. Our mission isn't just to offer IT solutions; it's to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn't just a buzzword; it's the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that's felt across the nation. Our true strength lies in our people. They're the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you're not stepping into a routine job; you're joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders. We are Sparksoft!

Requirements

6 to 8 years of experience with DevOps tools.
Building / Deploying infrastructure in AWS Cloud
Extensive experience with Kubernetes & Running workload on Kubernetes (EKS)
Extensive experience with Building CI/CD deployment pipelines
Working experience with IaC Terraform
Linux System admin experience
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years
Good communication skills
Possess strong judgment, leadership, communication, diplomacy, collaboration, and organization skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
AWS Certifications, DevOps Certifications

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the DevOps Manager, this employee will collaborate with other scrum team members to develop and implement DevOps culture across the project team.
Install, configure, and maintain all tools needed to accomplish DevSecOps functions -- source control management, continuous integration, deployment, monitoring, database management, repository management, provisioning, release management, logging, building, testing, containerization, and security.
Lead a team of DevOps engineers and serve as a point of escalation.
Deploy RedHat operating system patches using AWS automation tools such as AWS System Manager Automation documents.
Implement CICD (Continuous integration Continuous deployment) tools.
Work with several source control management tools such as, GitHub, Git, Bitbucket, GitLab, Subversion, Mercurial etc.
Work with several continuous integration tools such as, Jenkins, Bamboo, Travis CI, Cruise Control etc.
Work with several monitoring tools such as, New relic, Kibana, Elasticsearch, Nagios, Dynatrace etc.
Work with several repository management tools such as, Nexus, Npm, Docker Hub, Artifactory etc.
Work with several provisioning tools such as, CloudFormation, Ansible, Salt, terraform, etc.
Work with several logging tools such as, Splunk, Logstash etc.
Work with several collaboration tools such as, Jira, Slack etc.
Work with several security tools such as, Fortify, Tripwire etc.
Identify and solve technical problems independently, quickly, and efficiently.
Combine strong functional, conceptual, and technical knowledge with a strong understanding of customer requirements to offer solutions in a very practical, timely, and efficient manner.
Interact positively and communicate appropriately with team members, customers, and management.
Support applications on AWS cloud and be familiar with AWS services such as, Elastic Load Balancers, S3, Elastic File Share, EC2, VPC etc.