Senior DevOps Engineer- Remote

ICF•Reston, VA

1d•$98,614 - $167,644•Remote

About The Position

ICF is seeking an enthusiastic Senior DevOps Engineer to help build out the future of GSA’s Login.gov. The role supports a federal access platform and requires all work to be performed in the United States. ICF monitors employee work locations, blocks access from foreign locations and foreign IP addresses, and prohibits personal VPN connections. The position is remote within the United States and may require travel to an office once per quarter. Core work hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time, with flexibility to start earlier or work later depending on the employee’s time zone. The engineer will manage and automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling with Terraform and Kubernetes, use AWS services to support application availability, security, and performance, and coordinate weekly production deployments. The role also includes designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, participating in an on-call rotation, working within a Scrumban framework, collaborating with development and security teams, monitoring and troubleshooting infrastructure and deployments, implementing security best practices and federal compliance, and automating repetitive tasks. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or Green Card holders, reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. ICF states that the position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship. The full-time pay range is $98,614 to $167,644, with final pay dependent on factors including experience, skills, location, education, and contract provisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or site reliability.
At least 4 years of experience with problem-solving and end-to-end quantitative thinking.
At least 4 years of experience administering production Kubernetes environments, including Amazon EKS, Helm, ingress, RBAC, secrets, upgrades, observability, and GitOps delivery.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
U.S. citizen or Green Card holder.
Must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and perform all work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

At least 7 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or site reliability.
Experience taking ownership of and improving an existing production cloud platform, including its architecture, automation, reliability, security, and operational practices.
Experience with CloudFront, Route 53, ACM, Cognito, SQS, SNS, SES, Secrets Manager, S3, ECR, and cross-account AWS access patterns.
Ability to self-organize, prioritize, and research multiple projects under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Clear and effective verbal and written communication in a professional work environment.

Responsibilities

Use Terraform and Kubernetes to manage and automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling.
Leverage AWS services to support application availability, security, and performance.
Coordinate and execute weekly production deployments of new functionality.
Participate in on-call rotations to provide support and resolve incidents.
Work within a Scrumban framework to support continuous delivery and iterative improvement.
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with development and security teams to support seamless feature deployment.
Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with federal standards.
Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.