DevOps Engineer | Secret Clearance

Phoenix Operations Group•Columbia, MD

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Phoenix Operations Group is seeking an experienced and highly motivated DevOps Engineer to support a fast-paced technical environment in Columbia, Maryland. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience with DevOps engineering, AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes/container orchestration, CI/CD, configuration management, automation, Linux systems administration, and scripting/programming. In this role, you will help develop and maintain cloud and non-cloud infrastructure, automate deployment processes, support containerized environments, and ensure the reliability, scalability, availability, and performance of mission-critical systems. This position operates in a hybrid environment, with an average of 1–2 days per week onsite in Columbia, MD. Onsite requirements may vary depending on customer, program, and contract needs.

Requirements

Active Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance required.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Bachelor's degree in a related technical field with 5+ years of relevant DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience; OR Master's degree in a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR High school diploma/equivalent with 9+ years of relevant experience.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration technologies.
Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS, including: EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda
Experience with configuration management and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Experience deploying, scaling, administering, and troubleshooting applications, containers, and operating systems.
Programming or scripting experience with languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
Familiarity with Git, Flux, and related software development and deployment tools.
Strong knowledge of Linux, including system administration and troubleshooting.
Comfortable working extensively within terminal/command-line environments.
Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and common software development toolsets.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Current DoD 8140/8570 compliant certification, such as Security+, OR ability to obtain the required certification within 60 days of hire.
Ability to work onsite in Columbia, MD approximately 1–2 days per week, with flexibility based on customer and program requirements.

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI security clearance.
Experience working with big data technologies, including one or more of the following: Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, Presto
Experience with K9s and the AWS CLI.
Experience with additional AWS technologies such as SNS and SQS.
Experience supporting DevOps infrastructure in DoD, Intelligence Community, or other mission-focused environments.

Responsibilities

Support the development and deployment of cloud infrastructure within AWS, with a particular focus on Amazon EKS.
Support the development and deployment of non-cloud and edge infrastructure, including on-premises and portable systems.
Develop and maintain automated deployment processes.
Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
Build and support reliable, scalable, and highly available infrastructure.
Collaborate with software development teams to integrate applications into cloud and containerized environments.
Monitor production environments and troubleshoot infrastructure, application, container, and operating system issues.
Identify opportunities to improve automation, deployment, monitoring, reliability, and system performance.
Support configuration management and Infrastructure as Code initiatives.
Perform Linux systems administration and troubleshooting.
Develop scripts and automation using technologies such as Python, Bash, and Go.
Stay current with emerging DevOps, cloud, containerization, and infrastructure technologies.
Perform additional duties as required to support program and customer objectives.