Cloud-Native DevOps Engineer (AWS/Kubernetes) - Clearance

the-swift-group; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Swift Group is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a mission-focused team supporting cloud, containerized platforms, and automation frameworks. The role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and secure delivery of mission-critical systems, including on-prem and cloud integrations.

You will design and maintain AWS/EKS infrastructure, automate deployments with Terraform/Ansible, and collaborate on CI/CD pipelines. A Security+ clearance is required, and on-site work is expected 4–5 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda.
• Proficient in Linux administration and scripting.
• Must be able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions in AWS, with a focus on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes across development and production environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using IaC tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Monitor and support Linux-based systems for availability and performance.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and improve release cycles using tools like Git, Flux, and Jenkins.
• Continuously improve processes and tools to ensure high availability and performance.
• Support deployment of portable edge-computing infrastructure to non-cloud (on-premise) environments.
• Diagnose and resolve system issues across the stack, including networking, containers, and cloud services.
• Participate in Agile development activities and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Stay current with emerging DevOps technologies, container orchestration strategies, and cloud capabilities.

Skills

AWS

EKS

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

Python

Bash

Go

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Flux

Jenkins

CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Flux

Jenkins

Job description

The Swift Group is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a mission-focused team supporting cloud, containerized platforms, and automation frameworks. The role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and secure delivery of mission-critical systems, including on-prem and cloud integrations.

You will design and maintain AWS/EKS infrastructure, automate deployments with Terraform/Ansible, and collaborate on CI/CD pipelines. A Security+ clearance is required, and on-site work is expected 4–5 days per week.