DevOps Engineer (Cloud Engineer 4) - 31013

HII's Mission Technologies division•Fort Meade, MD

3d•$137,510 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to support cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and the monitoring, reliability, and scalability of services. The role emphasizes Kubernetes and container orchestration, configuration management, CI/CD, automation, Linux systems administration, Bash scripting, Python programming, AWS, and big data solutions. Work is performed in a hybrid environment, averaging 2–3 days per week on a customer site in Fort Meade, Maryland. Onsite frequency and locations may vary according to customer and company support requirements and contract needs, and flexibility to adapt to schedule changes is essential.

Requirements

Must currently hold and maintain an active Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Have 9+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering or Software Development and a bachelor's degree in a related field; or 7 years of relevant experience with a master's degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 13 years of relevant experience.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms, AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda, configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible, or application, container, and OS 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.
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 on the customer site in Fort Meade, Maryland, and adapt to schedule changes as needed.

Nice To Haves

Currently holds an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
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 use of 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.
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 to maintain high availability.
Continuously improve processes and tools to support high availability and performance.
Stay current with new technologies and industry trends and explore ways to improve infrastructure.
Perform additional duties as assigned.