DevOps Engineer - $20K Sign On Bonus - 30406

HII's Mission Technologies division•Fort Meade, MD

4d•$150,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to join its development team. The role supports a customer onsite in Fort Meade, Maryland, and involves implementing infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring service monitoring, reliability, and scalability. The engineer will work with cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS, as well as on-premise and portable edge infrastructure. The position combines hands-on technical execution with team guidance, mentorship, and leadership.

Requirements

Must currently hold and maintain an active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance and be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
At least 9 years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience with a bachelor's degree in a related field, or 7 years of relevant experience with a master's degree in a related field, or 13 years of relevant experience with a high school diploma or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
Strong knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda, and their use in infrastructure deployment and management.
Proficiency with configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Experience deploying, scaling, and managing applications, containers, and operating systems.
Ability to develop in multiple programming languages, such as Python, Bash, or Go.
Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
Comfort working in a terminal-based environment.
Proficient knowledge of Linux system administration and troubleshooting.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and standard software development tool suites.
Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead, mentor, or manager for engineering teams.
Must hold DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications, such as Security+.
Must be willing and able to help open or close the workspace during regular business hours as needed.
Must work at the customer site in Fort Meade, Maryland, 4–5 days per week, with flexibility to accommodate schedule changes.

Nice To Haves

A current active TS/SCI clearance is highly desired.
Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
Experience with containers, EKS, Diode, CI/CD, and Terraform.

Responsibilities

Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
Support development and deployment of non-cloud edge infrastructure, including on-premise and portable equipment.
Automate deployment processes and ensure service reliability and scalability.
Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into the infrastructure.
Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve issues.
Continuously improve processes and tools to support high availability and performance.
Stay current with technologies and industry trends and explore ways to improve infrastructure.
Transition between hands-on execution and team guidance, including mentorship and team leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.