DevOps Engineer

Reflexive Concepts; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team in Laurel, MD. The role focuses on expanding DevOps adoption, migrating capabilities to AWS and other clouds, and driving efficiency through CI/CD, automation, and secure cloud practices.

Candidates should have an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope poly, a IT-related degree or equivalent experience, and practical cloud experience.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Three years of software development/engineering; degree plus two years or four years without degree.
• Two years of cloud technology experience and DevOps practice management.
• Experience with CI/CD, documentation, and agile development.

Responsibilities

• Assess current capabilities and plan cloud adoption and app migration.
• Identify data migration, security, legal, and compliance needs for cloud projects.
• Collaborate with System Administrators to coordinate cloud transitions and ops.
• Leverage Ansible and automation tools to streamline deployment and ops tasks.
• Plan, test, and deploy security patches, kernel updates, and upgrades.
• Design and test software changes for cloud transitions per direction.
• Develop and coordinate deployment plans for cloud environments.
• Apply cloud engineering expertise to optimize performance and reliability.

Skills

CI/CD expertise

Strong communication

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

AWS

Ansible

Docker

ElasticSearch

Terraform

Jenkins

Linux

Windows

GitLab

Job description

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess existing capabilities, identify opportunities to expand DevOps adoption, and develop effective approaches for transitioning applications and capabilities into cloud environments as needed.
• Analyze existing capabilities to identify data migration, software modification, legal, security, and compliance requirements associated with cloud transformation efforts.
• Collaborate closely with System Administrators to plan, prioritize, and coordinate day-to-day technical activities supporting cloud conversion and system operations.
• Leverage experience with Ansible and other automation and configuration management tools to streamline system administration, deployment, and operational tasks.
• Plan, test, and deploy system security patches, kernel updates, and software upgrades using established patch management and configuration management tools.
• Engage in the design, development, and testing of software changes required to transition capabilities to the cloud, adhering to the approach and technical direction selected.
• Develop, test, and coordinate deployment plans to implement application and infrastructure changes seamlessly within cloud environments.
• Apply cloud engineering expertise to integrate modified capabilities into cloud environments while optimizing system performance, reliability, automation, and resource utilization.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Full Scope (FS) Polygraph.
• A bachelor's degree in IT and three (3) years of experience in software development/engineering. Four (4) additional years of software development experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Two (2) years' experience with cloud technologies.
• Experience managing and optimizing DevOps practices within a project or organization.
• In-depth understanding of DevOps principles, tools, and methodologies, with a focus on driving efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) processes for automation.
• Experience developing and updating technical documentation.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.

Technology Stack:

• AWS
• Ansible
• Docker
• ElasticSearch
• Terraform
• Jenkins
• Linux
• Windows
• GitLab

Desired Skills:

• Relevant certifications in DevOps and related technologies are highly desirable.
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Confluence and Jira.
• Experience managing systems hosted in virtual environments such as AWS.