DevOps Engineer - $20K Sign On Bonus - 31011
About The Position
Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to support a customer onsite in Fort Meade, Maryland. The role focuses on implementing cloud infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring service monitoring, reliability, and scalability. The position supports development and deployment of AWS infrastructure, especially EKS, and involves working closely with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure. The role requires working at the customer site five days per week and flexibility to accommodate schedule changes. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered if hired as an Enlighten employee. The anticipated salary range is $115,199–$160,000.
Requirements
- Must currently have and maintain an active TS-level U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- One of the following: 5+ years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field; 3 years of relevant experience and a master’s degree in a related field; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 9 years of relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of one or more of the following: Kubernetes or another container orchestration platform; AWS services including 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 and willing to work onsite at the customer location in Fort Meade, Maryland, five days a week.
- Must be flexible to accommodate schedule changes.
Nice To Haves
- Currently holds an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Proficiency with 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.
- Help open or close the workspace during regular business hours as needed.
Benefits
- 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
- 10% 401(k) benefit.
- Generous paid time off and 10 paid holidays.
- Education and training allowances.
- $20,000 sign-on bonus if hired as an Enlighten employee.
- Additional benefits and perks are available on the company website.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
