DevOps Engineer

Swift•Columbia, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Swift is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing team on a dynamic program. The role involves hands-on work with cloud infrastructure, containerized platforms, and automation frameworks to support scalable, secure, and efficient delivery of mission-critical systems. The engineer will help architect, deploy, and maintain infrastructure for cloud and on-premise systems, with an emphasis on reliability, repeatability, and performance. The position requires expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, automation tools, and scripting, and may include supporting Big Data platforms. The position is based in Columbia, Maryland, and requires on-site work 4–5 days per week, with flexibility to meet customer needs. Candidates may qualify at mid-level, senior-level, or SME-level based on relevant experience. Some on-call work may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Relevant experience: 3–8 years for mid-level candidates, 9–13 years for senior-level candidates, or 14+ years for SME-level candidates.
Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda.
Proficiency in Linux systems administration and troubleshooting.
Proficiency in scripting or programming with Python, Bash, or Go.
Knowledge of Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC or configuration management tools.
Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
Ability to work in Agile environments and use tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire.
Must be available to work on-site 4–5 days per week and be flexible to align with customer needs.
U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance; TS/SCI or TS/SCI with CI Polygraph is also accepted.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
Availability for possible on-call work.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions in AWS, focusing on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes across development and production environments.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Monitor and support Linux-based systems for availability and performance.
Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and improve release cycles using tools such as Git, Flux, and Jenkins.
Continuously improve processes and tools to support high availability and performance.
Support deployment of portable edge-computing infrastructure in on-premise environments.
Diagnose and resolve system issues across networking, containers, and cloud services.
Participate in Agile development activities and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.
Stay current with emerging DevOps technologies, container orchestration strategies, and cloud capabilities.