DevOps Engineer

The Josef Group; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Josef Group in Herndon, VA is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to deploy and maintain AWS infrastructure across multiple development teams. The role emphasizes automation with CloudFormation and Ansible, Git-based version control, and robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of DevOps experience, strong Linux skills, and a security-conscious mindset. US citizenship with TS/SCI polygraph is a requirement for this position.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant DevOps experience.
• Experience managing ELBs, auto-scale groups with AWS EC2.
• Experience setting up alarms, dashboards, and alerts with CloudWatch.
• Experience with AWS S3 permissions and file management.
• IaC with CloudFormation using YAML templates.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting skills.
• Bash scripting experience.
• Ability to set up and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Ansible for server automation.
• Strong knowledge of git/version control for IaC in GitHub.
• Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain AWS infrastructure across multiple development teams.
• Automate deployment using CloudFormation and Ansible.
• Manage scripts and templates in GitHub with Git version control.
• Assist security with implementing controls to ensure compliance.
• Monitor servers and infrastructure and maintain Jenkins pipelines.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD

Linux

Bash

Git

Jenkins

Ansible

CloudFormation

Security compliance

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

CloudFormation

Ansible

GitHub

Jenkins

AWS EC2

S3

Security controls

Job description

DevOps Engineer
Herndon, VA
$200K to $240K

Looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in Herndon, VA. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for deploying and maintaining multiple development teams’ AWS infrastructure along with utilizing CloudFormation and Ansible to automate the deployment of the entire infrastructure. They will manage all scripts and templates in GitHub utilizing git for version control, assist security with implementing security controls to ensure compliance, and actively monitor servers and infrastructure for issues while setting up and maintaining Jenkins pipelines.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant DevOps experience
• Experience managing Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and auto-scale groups with AWS EC2
• Experience setting up alarms, dashboards, and alerts with AWS CloudWatch
• Experience managing files and permissions in AWS S3
• Experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS CloudFormation using YAML templates
• Strong Linux troubleshoots skills
• Bash scripting experience
• Ability to set up, build, and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using Ansible for server automation
• Strong knowledge of git and version control for IaC in GitHub
• Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Desired Experience

• Setting up API Gateway and AWS Lambda functions
• Experience working with SQS and SNS
• Experience with setting up and managing Kubernetes infrastructure
• Experience with working with multiple teams
• Experience working in an Agile work environment on two-week sprints
• AWS Certified