DevOps Engineer

Guidehouse•Rockville, MD

13d•$98,000 - $163,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Cloud/DevOps Engineer to support the development, deployment, and operation of modern web and scientific applications used by researchers and clinicians at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH. This role works at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and scientific research, collaborating closely with software developers, bioinformaticians, and domain experts to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure services. The position is full-time with Guidehouse and may be performed remotely or on-site in Rockville, MD.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related information technology field OR in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, a high school diploma (or equivalent) and an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer certification, with five (5) years of relevant professional experience
One (1) year of full‑time, professional experience using Terraform
Minimum four (4) years of relevant professional experience is required.
Experienced with reading, writing, and maintaining HCL with Terraform
Experienced with reading, writing, and maintaining GitHub Actions
Comfortable writing Python, and Bash (or similar) scripts
Comprehensive knowledge of AWS’s offerings
Experienced with Git and GitHub usage
Experience with Docker usage
Familiarity with Linux and command line usage
Experience reviewing and responding to security vulnerability reports
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust. Candidates must receive approved adjudication of their Public Trust prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active Public Trust or existing suitability are preferred.

Nice To Haves

Other CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and containerized or serverless workloads would be seen as valuable

Responsibilities

Deploy and manage cloud resources with Terraform
Read, use, and contribute to existing in-house Hashicorp configuration language (HCL) codebases
Monitor and Manage AWS Cloud based infrastructure
Understand existing and future project specifications with a view to implementing their functionality within the cloud appropriately
Learn and become familiar with in-house CI/CD automations and best practices
Understand security boundaries, specifically in relation to Publicly Identifiable Information (PII) and respond to vulnerabilities

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus