DevOps Engineer

Soft Tech Consulting•Washington, DC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a DevOps Engineer for one of our government clients. The designated candidate for this position will join a collaborative team environment, providing support and expertise necessary toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables, and provide effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting status/progress.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree.
Experience with AWS.
Experience with automation tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet or Systems Manager.
Experience with Linux Administration and Shell Scripting or Windows Administration and PowerShell.
Knowledge of containers and container orchestration.
Minimum 2+ YOE in a DevOps or SysAdmin Role and a desire to grow in the field.
Experience with Kubernetes (Advanced).
Experience with AWS Administration (Advanced).
Experience with Linux (Advanced).
Experience with Microsoft Windows Server Administration (Intermediate).
Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbal and written.
Must be able to work independently, with minimal oversight.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CI/CD Pipeline tools such as GitLab, Github, Jenkins (Preferred).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform (Preferred).
Familiarity with the Agile Software Development Methodology (Preferred).

Responsibilities

Manage Kubernetes Application deployments.
Develop Deployment Pipelines to update containers, deploy infrastructure, and launch applications.
Automate Linux and Windows Server Administration tasks.
Help Maintain AWS Environments.
Maintain security standards for multiple Environments including Linux and Windows Servers.