DEV OPS ENGINEER

Beyond SOF; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond SOF is seeking a highly capable Build & Ops Engineer to support the virtual health solution hosted in AWS GovCloud. The role covers operations, troubleshooting, and coordinating pipeline builds within complex cloud environments.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of relevant experience, Tier 5/Top Secret clearance, and hands-on work with Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, and EKS on large enterprise deployments. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS Degree and 7+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, architecture, and implementation.
• AWS GovCloud Architect or DevOps certification.
• Implementation experience with AWS GovCloud services (EC2, Lambda, EKS, ECS, etc).
• Large enterprise AWS Kubernetes (EKS) implementation experience.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) design, deployment, migration, and sustainment (Terraform, Ansible, GitLab pipeline automation, etc).
• DevSecOps engineering experience, service mgmt., container to cluster migration.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MongoDB and Elasticache.
• Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Understanding of software development methodologies and lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide build and operations engineering support for the virtual health solution hosting environments in AWS GovCloud.
• Support resolution of operational issues and tickets from the user community.
• Coordinate pipeline build and deployment activities within project cloud environments.
• Collaborate with Tiered engineering and COTS vendor teams to resolve tickets.
• Follow Change Management and Release Management practices.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code design and deployment for large-scale infra.
• Learn and introduce new capabilities and troubleshoot existing ones as needed.
• Integrate commercial products with semi-custom solutions per client infrastructure guidelines.
• Communicate with Product Team Owners, development, network and security teams.
• Operate independently within a matrixed organization.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps

Linux administration

Problem solving

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Education

BS Degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS GovCloud

MongoDB

Elasticache

Linux

Windows Server

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide build and operations engineering support for the virtual health solution hosting environments in AWS GovCloud.
• Support resolution of operational issues and employ best practice in troubleshooting and resolving tickets received from the user community.
• Support the scheduling and execution of pipeline build and deployment activities within the project cloud computing environments.
• Coordinate with Tiered engineering team and COTS vendor engineering, as required, to resolve build and operational tickets.
• Follow DHMSM established Change Management (CM) and Release Management (RM) practices.
• Contribute to the design and use of Infrastructure as Code (analyze, design, build, test, deploy, support) for large scale infrastructure implementations.
• Assist in the introduction of new capabilities, the enhancement, or troubleshooting of existing capabilities; Ability to understand/learn new technologies when encountered.
• Integrate commercial products with semi-custom developed solutions to meet functional requirements while working within the guidelines of the client’s infrastructure.
• Communicate with Product Team Owners, application development and integration teams, network teams, and application security teams.
• Work independently within a matrixed organization.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain ADP1/IT1 Public Trust and complete Tier 5 background investigation. Federal Government requirement.
• Support 24/7 operations team, call back support as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• CANDIDATE MUST HAVE TIER 5 OR TOP SECRET CLEARANCE
• BS Degree and 7+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, architecture, and implementation
• AWS GovCloud Architect or DevOps certification
• Implementation experience with:
  • AWS GovCloud services use, configuration, operational use (EC2, Lambda, EKS, ECS, etc)
  • Large enterprise AWS Kubernetes (EKS) implementation experience
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) design, deployment, migration, and sustainment (Terraform, Ansible, GitLab pipeline automation, etc)
  • DevSecOps engr experience, service mgmt., container to cluster migration
  • MongoDB
  • Elasticache
  • Linux (RHEL or Debian/Ubuntu)
  • Windows Server (2016, 2019)
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to communicate technical concepts.
  • Demonstrated self-starter and team contributor with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Understanding of software development (including testing) methodologies, and cross functional experience throughout various life-cycle phases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Implementation Experience with:
  • Twilio audio/video services, Twilio SMS text services, Pexip video
  • SIP trunk integration
  • Docker
  • Git, GitLab (CI/CD pipeline)
  • Scripting: BASH/shell, Python, or Golang (Go)
  • OracleDB
  • Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Remedy &/or ServiceNow queue administration
  • Jump Cloud / KeyCloak OIDC
  • HashiCorp applications (Packer, Terraform, Consul, Vault)
• Large scale infrastructure implementation and sustainment
• Cybersecurity issue resolution, STIG application