DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) - 30968
About The Position
Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to join its team. The role supports development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS, and focuses on automating deployment processes, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring services are reliable and scalable. The engineer will manage Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure, collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure, monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and continually improve system performance and tools. The position currently supports a customer onsite rotating schedule during normal business hours in Hanover, Maryland, with some work at the Columbia, Maryland office. Some work from home is available, and schedule flexibility is essential. The role may require some on-call work.
Requirements
- Must currently have and maintain an active Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- At least 9 years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field; or 7 years of relevant experience and a master's degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 13 years of relevant experience.
- Working knowledge of or experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
- Working knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda, and their application to infrastructure deployment and management.
- Working knowledge of configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Experience with application, container, and operating system deployment, scaling, and management.
- Ability to develop in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Comfort operating in a terminal-based environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must have a DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certification, such as Security+.
- Must be able to support a customer onsite rotating schedule during regular business hours in Hanover or Columbia, Maryland, with some ability to work from home; flexibility is required to accommodate schedule changes.
Nice To Haves
- Proficient knowledge of Linux, including system administration and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Git, Flux, Helm, and other development and deployment tools.
- Experience or familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
- Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites.
- Experience or familiarity with K9s and AWS CLI.
Responsibilities
- Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
- Automate deployment processes and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support service reliability and rapid scaling.
- Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure.
- Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and help resolve them to maintain high availability.
- Continuously improve processes and tools to optimize system performance.
- Stay current with new technologies and industry trends and explore ways to improve infrastructure.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 100% paid employee premiums for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
- 10% 401(k) benefit.
- Generous paid time off.
- 10 paid holidays.
- Education and training allowances.
- Additional benefits and perks are available on the company website.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
