Enterprise - DevOps Engineer - AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform

Erias Ventures•San Antonio, TX

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Erias Ventures is seeking a motivated, experienced DevOps Engineer to join a fast-paced development team. The role focuses on implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring service monitoring, reliability, and scalability. The engineer will support AWS infrastructure, particularly EKS, and work closely with development teams to integrate applications into operational environments. The position is performed in a hybrid environment, averaging two to three days per week at the Columbia, Maryland office or, when needed, at the customer site at Fort Meade, Maryland. Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes is essential. The position allows partial telework. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold and maintain an active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. Candidates must have five or more years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience with a related bachelor's degree; alternatively, three years of relevant experience with a related master's degree; or a high school diploma or equivalent with nine years of relevant experience. Candidates must also have or be able to obtain DoD 8140/8570 compliance certifications, such as Security+, within 30 days of hire.

Requirements

Meet one of the stated experience and education alternatives: five or more years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field; three years of relevant experience and a master's degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of relevant experience.
Have and maintain an active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
Be a U.S. citizen.
Have strong knowledge of Kubernetes or another container orchestration platform.
Know AWS services, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda, and how they are used to deploy and manage infrastructure.
Have experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Understand application, container, and operating-system deployment, scaling, and management.
Be able to develop in Python, Bash, or Go.
Be familiar with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
Be comfortable working in a terminal-based environment.
Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Have or be able to obtain DoD 8140/8570 compliance certifications, such as Security+, within 30 days of hire.
Be able to work in a hybrid environment, averaging two to three days per week at the Columbia, Maryland office or customer site at Fort Meade, Maryland, and adapt to schedule changes.

Nice To Haves

Currently hold an active Top Secret security clearance and be willing and able to obtain an SCI read-in.
Proficient knowledge of Linux, including system administration and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with Git, Flux, Helm, and other development and deployment tools.
Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
Experience with K9s, AWS CLI, AWS SNS, AWS SQS, and AWS Diode.
Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and standard software development tool suites.

Responsibilities

Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
Automate deployment processes and implement CI/CD pipelines to support reliability and rapid scaling of services.
Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure.
Monitor production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and resolve them rapidly 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 additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

Above-market hourly pay.
11% Roth or Traditional 401(k) with immediate vesting and deposit.
Spot bonuses for assisting with business development and company growth.
Professional development bonuses for certificates and degrees.
Company-subsidized medical coverage.
Company-paid vision and dental coverage.
Company-paid long-term disability, short-term disability, and group life insurance.
Monthly wellness reimbursement.
Paid time off with flexible work schedules and a birthday off.
Amazon Prime membership and monthly internet reimbursement.
Technology and productivity allowance for equipment and supplies.
Morale-building and company events.
Onboarding and annual swag.
Company-paid professional development and training.