DevOps Engineer - Secret Clearance | AWS & Kubernetes

HII's Mission Technologies division; Maryland; Hybrid; AUD 166,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premium 100% paid for self

10% 401k benefit

PTO + 10 holidays

Education/training allowances

Job summary

Enlighten is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced development team. The role focuses on Kubernetes container orchestration, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure with AWS, Linux, Bash, Python, and Go. Hybrid work requires 1–2 days per week onsite at our Columbia, MD office.

The ideal candidate has strong scripting skills, hands-on experience with Terraform/Ansible, and a DoD clearance or willingness to obtain within 60 days. Collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, reliable services.

Qualifications

• Active SECRET DoD clearance required or ability to obtain within timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud infrastructure deployment in AWS, especially EKS.
• Support on-prem/edge infrastructure deployment.
• Automate deployment processes for reliability and scalability.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and AWS infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate apps.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems.
• Improve processes for high availability and performance.
• Stay current with new technologies and trends.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Python

Bash

Go

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS, EC2)

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Job description

Enlighten is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced development team. The role focuses on Kubernetes container orchestration, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure with AWS, Linux, Bash, Python, and Go. Hybrid work requires 1–2 days per week onsite at our Columbia, MD office.

The ideal candidate has strong scripting skills, hands-on experience with Terraform/Ansible, and a DoD clearance or willingness to obtain within 60 days. Collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, reliable services.