DevOps Engineer - $20K Sign On Bonus - 31021

HII's Mission Technologies division • Lackland AFB, TX

2d • $100,173 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Enlighten is seeking a motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to support a fast-paced team. The role focuses on implementing infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and maintaining the monitoring, reliability, and scalability of services. It supports a customer onsite in San Antonio, Texas, five days per week, and requires flexibility to accommodate schedule changes. The position supports cloud infrastructure in AWS, particularly EKS, and involves close collaboration with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure.

Requirements

• Must currently hold and maintain an active Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be willing and able to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Five or more years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience with a bachelor's degree in a related field; or three years of relevant experience with a master's degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of one or more of the following: Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms; AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda and their use in infrastructure deployment and management; 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.
• Excellent 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 willing and able to help open or close the workspace during regular business hours as needed.
• Must be able to work onsite at the customer location in San Antonio, Texas, five days per week, with flexibility to accommodate schedule changes.

Nice To Haves

• Currently holds an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Proficiency in 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 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 technologies and industry trends and explore ways to improve infrastructure.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee premiums for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
• 10% 401(k) benefit.
• Generous paid time off.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Education and training allowances.
• $20,000 sign-on bonus if hired as an Enlighten employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level