DevOps Engineer (6842) (Up to $25k Sign-on)

MetroStar•Reston, VA

3h•$170,000 - $260,000

About The Position

As a DevOps Engineer at MetroStar, you will design, operate, and improve shared cloud and DevOps platform services used by multiple customer mission teams. The role involves administering Linux-based services, provisioning and optimizing AWS infrastructure, supporting containerized workloads, and configuring CI/CD tooling. You will also develop automation and reusable solutions to improve platform reliability and repeatability, and integrate platform tools with relevant engineering, security, and operations systems. The role has openings at three levels, with placement based on experience: Level 1 (4–7 years), Level 2 (8–9 years), and Level 3 (10+ years). The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly or the ability to obtain CI Poly. The listed salary range is $170,000–$260,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. MetroStar describes its mission as a passion for its people and value for its customers. The company emphasizes professional growth, employee benefits, and a commitment to nondiscrimination. All persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with CI Poly, or ability to obtain CI Poly.
4–10+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, platform operations, cloud infrastructure, site reliability, automation, or infrastructure engineering.
Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems in production or mission environments.
Experience supporting AWS infrastructure, such as EC2, S3, RDS, Security Groups, and/or Load Balancing.
Experience building, running, troubleshooting, and/or supporting containerized workloads, such as Docker and/or Podman.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch, such as with GitLab and/or Jenkins.
Experience with Git-based source-control workflows.
Ability to automate infrastructure and processes using Python and/or Bash.

Responsibilities

Engineer, administer, automate, and sustain shared platform services that support multiple customer teams.
Build, maintain, and troubleshoot shared Linux-based cloud and DevOps services used by multiple customer mission teams.
Provision, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS infrastructure and services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and Elastic Load Balancing capabilities.
Support the operation of containerized services and workloads.
Configure, administer, integrate, and troubleshoot CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and/or GitLab.
Develop and maintain automation scripts, configuration patterns, deployment procedures, and reusable technical solutions to improve platform reliability and repeatability.
Integrate shared platform tooling with source control, artifact repositories, authentication/authorization services, security tooling, monitoring, logging, and ticketing systems as applicable.