DevOps Engineer - Level 4

Wyetech•Columbia, MD

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking a DevOps Engineer to provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system using cutting-edge technologies. The role involves developing infrastructure as code and scripts to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools; maintaining and securing RHEL systems; configuring and tuning container and data-processing platforms; managing CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud services; and collaborating with engineers and stakeholders. The position allows little to no work from home and requires a significant portion or all work to be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). The engineer must support an on-call rotation and hold an active TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph. U.S. citizenship and a position-appropriate security clearance are required due to federal contract requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
At least 9 years of professional experience, or at least 7 years of professional experience with a related master's degree.
Ability to support an on-call rotation.
Active TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph.
U.S. citizenship and a position-appropriate security clearance are required.
The position requires little to no work from home and a significant portion or all work to be performed in a SCIF.

Nice To Haves

Candidates should possess at least two of the following: design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling; understand AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateway; develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability; or troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
Experience with Python, Ansible, and Terraform for DevOps automation.
Kubernetes experience focused on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Responsibilities

Develop infrastructure as code and scripts to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
Install, configure, and performance-tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools.
Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
Manage AWS commercial cloud computing platforms.
Support an on-call rotation.
As applicable to desired qualifications, design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure and networking; develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability; and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure system uptime.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Benefits

SEP IRA contribution equivalent to 20% of salary.
PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations, with the option to adjust PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year.
Voluntary medical plan options, some with a Health Savings Account (HSA), for full-time employees.
Vision and dental benefits.
Life and AD&D benefits.
Short- and long-term disability.
Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance.
Optional identity theft and legal protection services.
Employee referral bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts.
Team-building events, including monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.