Jr to Mid-level DevOps Engineer

Red Alpha•Annapolis Junction, MD

7h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a modernization effort focused on consolidating and enhancing our customer's authoring, dissemination, and supporting platforms. The role is responsible for deploying, automating, monitoring, and maintaining infrastructure and applications across cloud and virtualized environments to ensure reliability, performance, and operational efficiency. This position also participates in a rotating on-call schedule for 24/7 operational support.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline from an accredited institution. Four (4) additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree. A higher level degree may be substituted for years of experience.
Three (3) years of relevant experience at minimum.
Experience developing automation and utility scripts using Python.
Knowledge of Apache NiFi administration, configuration, and maintenance.
Experience with Elasticsearch deployment, maintenance, and tuning.
Ability to troubleshoot Java and Spring Boot application logs and runtime issues.
Experience configuring and supporting HAProxy load balancing solutions.
Familiarity with MongoDB administration and support.

Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, and maintain applications and infrastructure environments.
Administer Linux servers and cloud-based resources.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and Ansible.
Build and support CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments using Docker technologies.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve outages.
Manage source code and deployment processes using Git and related tools.
Provide on-call support and participate in incident response activities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability and operational efficiency.