DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) - 30706
About The Position
Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to join its development team. The role implements infrastructure, automates deployment processes, and helps ensure services are monitored, reliable, and scalable. The engineer supports both AWS cloud infrastructure—especially EKS—and non-cloud edge infrastructure involving on-premise and portable equipment. The position is performed in a hybrid environment, averaging three days per week between Enlighten’s Columbia, Maryland office and customer sites in Fort Meade and Annapolis Junction; flexibility is needed to adapt to schedule changes. The role calls for experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration, configuration management, CI/CD, automation, AWS, Linux systems administration, Bash scripting, Python programming, and big data solutions. The engineer works with development teams to integrate applications into infrastructure, monitors and troubleshoots production systems, and improves tools and processes for high availability and performance. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and currently hold and maintain an active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance. The stated experience and education paths are nine or more years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree in a related field; seven years with a related master’s degree; or 13 years with a high school diploma or equivalent. A DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification, such as Security+, is required, or must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen and currently have and maintain an active TS/SCI with CI Poly U.S. Government Security Clearance.
- Meet one of these experience and education paths: 9+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field; 7 years of relevant experience and a master’s degree in a related field; or 13 years of relevant experience and 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 application to 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, including system administration and troubleshooting.
- Excellent 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.
- Must have DoD 8140/8570-compliant certifications, such as Security+, or be able to obtain them within 60 days of hire.
- Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, averaging three days per week between the Columbia, Maryland office and customer sites in Fort Meade and Annapolis Junction; flexibility to adapt to schedule changes is essential.
Nice To Haves
- 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, and other AWS services such as SNS, SQS, and Diode.
Responsibilities
- Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
- Support development and deployment of non-cloud (edge) infrastructure using on-premise and portable equipment.
- Automate deployment processes and ensure the reliability and scalability of services.
- Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate their applications into the infrastructure.
- Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve issues as necessary.
- Continuously improve processes and tools to ensure high availability and performance.
- Stay current with new technologies and industry trends and explore ways to improve infrastructure.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
- 10% 401k benefit.
- Generous PTO and 10 paid holidays.
- Education and training allowances.
- Additional benefits and perks are available on the company website.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
