DevOps Engineer

GliaCell Technologies; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

401K Company Contribution

Paid Time Off

Work From Home Opportunities

Job summary

GliaCell Technologies in Annapolis is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a full-time position supporting U.S. Government customers. The role involves developing Infrastructure as Code, managing CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining compliance in sensitive environments.

Applicants must have a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and relevant educational background. The salary range is between $115,000 and $190,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and PTO.

Qualifications

• Possess an active or re-instatable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• 6 years experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
• Works well independently and on a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code to automate tasks and manage services.
• Patch and maintain compliance of RHEL.
• Install and tune performance using Kubernetes and Docker.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

Education

Bachelors of Science Degree

Masters Degree

Associates Degree

High School Diploma

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

AWS Services

Job description

An active or re-instatable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is REQUIRED. Please do not apply if you currently do not possess this level of clearance.

Are you a DevOps Engineer who is ready for a new challenge that will launch your career to the next level?

Job Description

GliaCell is seeking a DevOps Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission‑related software and systems to a large government contract.

Duties

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools. Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of RHEL.
• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).
• Communication and collaboration: DevOps is a team-oriented discipline. Engineers need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.
• The position allows little to no work from home and will require a significant portion or all work to be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

Key Requirements

• Possess an active or re-instatable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Professional/Education experience: 6 years & Bachelors of Science Degree, or 4 years & Masters Degree, or 8 years & Associates Degree, or 10 years & High School Diploma. Current Security+CE certificate.
• Works well independently as well as on a team.

Desired Skills

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles to include VPCs, NATs, IP Gateway.
• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Location

Annapolis Junction, MD

Salary Range

The salary range for this full-time position is $115,000 to $190,000. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, skills, professional experience, relevant education and certifications. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for this position across our projects. Within the range, your salary is determined by your individual benefits package selection. Sign‑on bonus eligible.

Benefits

• CareFirst Medical Coverage for Employee and Dependents
• Guardian Dental and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents
• Up to 25 Days of Paid Time Off
• Up to 40 hours of PTO Carryover
• Work From Home Opportunities
• 401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1
• Discretionary, Certification, and Sign‑On Bonus Potential
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Professional Development
• 100% Premium Covered for Life & Disability Insurances
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage Available

GliaCell Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.