DevOps Engineer

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation•Boston, MA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a DevOps Engineer. SES is seeking a DevOps Engineer supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Requirements

Working knowledge in AWS Infrastructure Fundamentals (core AWS services like EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, S3).
Familiarity with networking concepts (subnets, security groups, routing).
Experience writing, modifying, and deploying Terraform configurations.
Understanding of Terraform state management, modules, and environment separation.
Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, merging, version control).
Experience working with GitLab or similar platforms.
Understanding of pipeline-based deployments (build, test, deploy stages).
Experience troubleshooting pipeline failures.
Familiarity with automating infrastructure deployments.
Basic system administration skills (file systems, services, permissions).
Experience managing server configurations and performance.
Ability to troubleshoot system-level issues.
Familiarity with system hardening practices.
Understanding of STIGs or similar security baselines.
Understanding of backup strategies and data protection concepts.
Experience verifying backups and performing restore operations.
General familiarity with ServiceNow platform structure and environments.
Ability to support administrative tasks and environment operations.
Ability to diagnose issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and applications.
Strong problem-solving skills across multiple technical layers.
Experience supporting production systems.
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
Coding language experience required: C#, .NET, Angular (Javascript).
Interim Secret clearance required to start.
Ability to obtain Secret clearance required to maintain employment.
US citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
ITIL Certification.

Responsibilities

Manage, troubleshoot, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure.
Write, modify, and deploy Terraform configurations.
Troubleshoot failed deployments and configuration issues.
Utilize Git workflows (branching, merging, version control).
Manage and review infrastructure code changes.
Understand and troubleshoot pipeline-based deployments (build, test, deploy stages).
Automate infrastructure deployments.
Perform basic system administration (file systems, services, permissions).
Manage server configurations and performance.
Troubleshoot system-level issues.
Apply and validate secure configurations.
Understand backup strategies and data protection concepts.
Verify backups and perform restore operations.
Support ServiceNow administrative tasks and environment operations.
Diagnose issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and applications.
Solve problems across multiple technical layers.
Support production systems.