DevOps Engineer
About The Position
GRVTY is hiring DevOps Engineers for multiple openings supporting secure, mission-focused cloud, edge, and container environments. The role helps automate infrastructure and deployment workflows, maintain operational reliability, and collaborate with engineers and customer stakeholders. Responsibilities and technical depth vary by opening. Depending on the assignment, the engineer may develop, deploy, and maintain secure AWS infrastructure, including Kubernetes environments and managed container workloads; build CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation; deploy and support on-premises or portable edge infrastructure; monitor and optimize applications, clusters, and supporting systems; and integrate services into repeatable deployment and release processes. The work also includes automating operations with Python, Bash, or Go, maintaining documentation, participating in Agile delivery, and improving security and reliability. Some openings include technical leadership, mentoring, troubleshooting guidance, and engineering coordination. Positions may require full-time work at a customer site in Fort Meade, Maryland; San Antonio, Texas; or Fort Belvoir, Virginia, or hybrid work from an office in Columbia, Maryland, or San Antonio, Texas. Onsite frequency, travel, and scheduling depend on the opening and customer requirements. Some assignments may require five days per week at a customer site.
Requirements
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher and U.S. citizenship. Depending on the opening, an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI, or an active TS/SCI clearance, is required.
- Relevant DevOps engineering, infrastructure engineering, or software-development experience and education appropriate to the opening.
- For general openings: at least 5 years of relevant experience with a related bachelor's degree, 3 years with a related master's degree, or 9 years with a high-school diploma or equivalent.
- For openings with more extensive technical leadership responsibilities: at least 9 years of relevant experience with a related bachelor's degree, 7 years with a related master's degree, or 13 years with a high-school diploma or equivalent.
- Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration, Linux administration and troubleshooting, and cloud deployment.
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, or Lambda, together with Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent infrastructure and configuration tools.
- Ability to write automation using Python, Bash, or Go; familiarity with Git, Flux, or comparable delivery tooling.
- Strong independent problem-solving and communication skills, and ability to work with Agile delivery teams.
- Ability to meet onsite and travel requirements, which may include five days per week at a customer site.
- For designated openings, a DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification such as Security+ may be required at start or within a specified period after hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Big Data Platforms, data lakes, or distributed-data workloads.
- Experience with Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, or comparable services.
- Hands-on experience with Helm, Flux, K9s, AWS CLI, and AWS services such as SNS, SQS, or Diode.
- Experience with container and operating-system security hardening.
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud and edge mission environments.
- Experience designing performance improvements for high-availability systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop, deploy, and maintain secure AWS infrastructure, including Kubernetes environments and managed container workloads.
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and configuration-management processes.
- Deploy and support on-premises or portable edge infrastructure, depending on the opening.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize the performance, availability, and scalability of applications, clusters, and supporting systems.
- Work with application teams to integrate services into repeatable deployment and release processes.
- Automate operations, deployments, and recurring administrative tasks using Python, Bash, or Go.
- Maintain documentation, participate in Agile delivery, and improve operational security and reliability.
- For openings with technical leadership responsibilities, mentor teammates, guide troubleshooting, and coordinate engineering work.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits supporting employee and family well-being, including healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision health plans
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Annual paid time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
- Training and development opportunities
- Award programs
- Company-sponsored events
- Opportunities for professional growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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