DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) - 30756

HII•Columbia, SC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to join its fast-paced development team. The role focuses on implementing infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring services are monitored, reliable, and scalable. The engineer will support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS, and work closely with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure. The position is performed in a hybrid environment, averaging 2–3 days per week at the Columbia, Maryland office or at the customer site at Ft. Meade, Maryland when needed. Schedule flexibility is essential. The anticipated salary range is $115,199–$150,000. Enlighten offers 100% paid employee premiums for healthcare, vision, and dental plans; a 10% 401(k) benefit; generous paid time off and 10 paid holidays; and education and training allowances. Additional benefits and perks are available on the company website.

Requirements

Must currently hold and maintain an active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI; U.S. citizenship is required.
Have 5 or more years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field; or 3 years of relevant experience with a master's degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 9 years of relevant experience.
Strong knowledge of one or more container orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes.
Knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda, and their use in deploying and managing infrastructure.
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.
Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
Comfort operating in a terminal-based environment.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Must have or be able to obtain DoD 8140/8570 compliance certifications, such as Security+, within 30 days of hire.
Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, averaging 2–3 days per week at the Columbia, MD office or at the Ft. Meade, MD customer site when needed.
Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes as needed.

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 service scaling.
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.