DevOps Engineer

Culper Technology; Maryland; On-site; USD 180,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

100% Paid Vision and Dental

Generous 10% 401k gift

4 weeks PTO with 11 paid holidays

Professional Development stipend

Technical Device Allotment

Wellness Program

Recognition Program

Exclusive Events and Culture Initiives

Job summary

Culper Technology in Maryland is seeking a senior DevOps professional to build automation across platforms and optimize deployment pipelines. You will manage AWS infrastructure, containerized environments, and IaC, collaborating with engineering, QA, and operations to deliver scalable, reliable systems.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on AWS experience, strong DevOps practices, and a mentoring mindset to foster automation and efficiency across growing teams in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience on large-scale, production AWS environments.
• Hands-on use of Ansible or other configuration management tools.
• Experience improving or scaling CI/CD pipelines in growing organizations.
• Background working with mid-to-large engineering teams.
• Passion for automation, efficiency, and DevOps best practices.
• Active knowledge sharing and mentoring mindset.

Responsibilities

• Building automation and optimization solutions across platforms and applications
• Creating consistent, reliable build and deployment processes
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Managing and improving AWS cloud infrastructure (S3, VPCs, EC2, ECS/EKS)
• Working with containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Collaborating with engineering, QA, and operations teams in Agile/DevOps workflows
• Translating product and customer requirements into scalable, production-ready infrastructure and code
• Supporting system reliability, monitoring, performance tuning, and operational improvements
• Documenting processes and sharing knowledge with the team

Skills

AWS

Ansible

CI/CD

DevOps

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

Why join Culper Technology?

At Culper Technology, We take pride in serving the mission with exceptional quality, value, and service. Our team members are at the core of everything we do, and we treat them like family, providing support for both their professional and personal goals. With an employee-first mindset, we believe that when our people succeed, so do our customers and partners. We promote open communication, encourage professional development, and foster idea-sharing across teams to create a collaborative and innovative environment.
We are seeking talented team members who share our passion for excellence, integrity, and pride while being a part of an incredible team.

Benefits:

Culper Technology, understands that our success starts with our employees. That's why we provide an exceptional benefits package and above-market compensation. We're dedicated to recognizing hard work, promoting well-being, and ensuring our team members feel valued and supported both professionally and personally.

Some of our top-tier benefits include:

• 100% Paid Healthcare
• 100% Paid Vision and Dental
• Generous 10% 401k gift
• 4 weeks PTO with 11 paid holidays
• Professional Development stipend
• Technical Device Allotment
• Wellness Program
• Recognition Program
• Exclusive Events and Culture Initiatives

EEO Statement:

Culper Technology is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values diversity and is free from discrimination. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing equal employment opportunity. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, and all levels of staff within the organization. All employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are made without discrimination based on protected characteristics.

What you’ll do

• Building automation and optimization solutions across platforms and applications
• Creating consistent, reliable build and deployment processes
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Managing and improving AWS cloud infrastructure (S3, VPCs, EC2, ECS/EKS)
• Working with containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Collaborating with engineering, QA, and operations teams in Agile/DevOps workflows
• Translating product and customer requirements into scalable, production-ready infrastructure and code
• Supporting system reliability, monitoring, performance tuning, and operational improvements
• Documenting processes and sharing knowledge with the team

Desired Experience

• Experience on large-scale, production AWS environments
• Hands‑on use of Ansible or other configuration management tools
• Experience improving or scaling CI/CD pipelines in growing organizations
• Background working with mid-to-large engineering teams
• Passion for automation, efficiency, and DevOps best practices
• Active knowledge sharing and mentoring mindset

Salary Range: $180,000-265,000

Salary ranges are general guidelines and not guarantees. Actual compensation depends on factors such as position level, job responsibilities, location, experience, education, certifications, contract affordability, organizational needs, and industry benchmarks.