DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) - 31007
About The Position
Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to join its team. The role focuses on implementing cloud infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring the monitoring, reliability, and scalability of services. The engineer will support cloud infrastructure development and deployment in AWS, especially EKS, and work with Kubernetes, configuration management, CI/CD, automation, Linux systems administration, scripting, Python, and big data solutions. This position is performed in a hybrid environment, averaging 1–2 days per week at Enlighten’s Columbia, Maryland office. Onsite frequency and locations may vary based on customer or company support requirements and contract needs; flexibility is needed to adapt to schedule changes. Some on-call work may be required.
Requirements
- Must currently have and maintain an active Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- At least 5 years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field; or 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 working knowledge of Kubernetes or another container orchestration platform.
- Strong working knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda, and their use in infrastructure deployment and management.
- Strong working knowledge of configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Strong working knowledge of application, container, and operating system deployment, scaling, and management.
- Ability to develop in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Comfort operating in a terminal-based environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must have DoD 8140/8570 compliance certifications, such as Security+, or be willing to obtain them within 60 days of hire.
- Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, averaging 1–2 days per week at the Columbia, Maryland office, and adapt to schedule changes as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Proficient knowledge of Linux, including system administration and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Git, Flux, Helm, and other development and deployment tools.
- Experience or familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
- Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and standard software development tool suites.
- Experience or familiarity with K9s and AWS CLI.
- Willingness to perform some on-call work, as work could possibly require it.
Responsibilities
- Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
- Automate deployment processes and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support reliable, rapid scaling of services.
- Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure.
- Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and help resolve them to maintain high availability.
- Continuously improve processes and tools to optimize system 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% 401(k) benefit.
- Generous PTO.
- 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
Mid Level
