Senior DevOps IT Engineer (Contract)

AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense • Merritt Island, FL

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About The Position

This position can be located at multiple sites across the United States. Work locations: Arlington VA or Merritt Island, FL. Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc offers advanced solutions to meet the most complex U.S. defense, security, space, and intelligence requirements. Celebrating over 50 years in the US, we remain a trusted government partner, leveraging world-class satellite, laser communication, rotor and fixed wing solutions to help our national security, defense and space focused customers meet their missions. Position Summary Airbus U.S. is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to help us design, implement, and maintain our cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on GitLab CI/CD and AWS services. A key player in ensuring smooth, automated, and secure delivery of our applications, working closely with our development and operations teams to streamline workflows and improve system reliability and scalability.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on GitLab CI/CD.
• Extensive experience working within AWS and with its managed products.
• Proficiency in writing deployment scripts and YAML files for automation and configuration management.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes (K8s) or AWS ECS/EKS. Docker and respective configuration/usage
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or a similar language.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like Git
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, DNS, firewalls, and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a drive towards continuous improvement.
• Ability to recommend and design new solution designs and Infrastructure components (IaaS or PaaS)
• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas.
• A minimum of 9 years with a Bachelor's degree, 7 years with a Master's degree; or equivalent experience.
• Proven track-record of working with aerospace hardware and/or software systems, starting from conceptual designs and tradeoffs through detailed design, development, manufacture, integration, test, deployment, and operations.
• US Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master's in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas.
• Active DoD security clearance at Secret or above highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Pipeline Development & Optimization: Design, develop, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, using GitLab YAML configuration files to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Engineer solutions and manage infrastructure using a wide variety of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS).
• Automation & Scripting: Develop automation scripts using languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell to reduce manual intervention, automate repetitive tasks, and improve overall efficiency. Infrastructure Scripting experience, such as CloudFormation and/or Terraform etc.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure security best practices are integrated into the development lifecycle (DevSecOps), performing vulnerability assessments and adhering to security protocols. Experience with Cyber Security Frameworks (i.e. CMMC or NIST 800-171 controls)
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to evangelize high engineering standards and best practices and participate in on-call rotations to provide timely support. (Bridge between Software and IT teams)
• Docker & Runners: Has good experience with Docker containers, their usage within pipelines, and managing multiple runners/resources

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees