Junior DevOps Engineer

Nightwing • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet customers’ most demanding challenges. Their capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Nightwing is seeking a highly motivated Junior DevOps engineer to join their technical team. This entry-level role is ideal for a recent college graduate with strong foundations in software build environments and maintenance tools for automated, fast, and secure software delivery, by creating CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure-as-code, monitoring systems, and automating releases to ensure smooth, reliable application deployment and performance, requiring strong collaboration and technical skills in automation and system administration. Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives. For over four decades, their team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions. At Nightwing, collaboration and teamwork are valued, offering the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals passionate about their work to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for clients.

Requirements

• Top Secret /SCI with POLY clearance on day one of employment
• Developing Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools in Python and Ansible
• Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of Linux systems
• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing: Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools
• Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members and stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, System Engineering, Computer Science, or another related field

Nice To Haves

• Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime
• Kubernetes experience

Responsibilities

• Create CI/CD pipelines for automated, fast, and secure software delivery
• Manage infrastructure-as-code
• Monitor systems to ensure smooth, reliable application deployment and performance
• Automate releases for application deployment and performance
• Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime

Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage
• Vision insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• 401k plan
• PTO
• Holidays
• Additional insurances

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level