DevOps Engineer

avav; Maryland; On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AVAV seeks a DevOps Engineer to sustain and enhance reporting tools that support mission success. You will deploy and manage applications across distributed environments, install and configure software, and monitor system performance to ensure reliability and security.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in STEM, 5+ years of experience, strong Linux/AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation skills. An active TS/SCI with polygraph is required due to contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Expertise with Linux administration, AWS, cloud virtualization, networking, and security tooling.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage applications across distributed environments.
• Install, configure, and optimize complex software solutions.
• Administer servers, networks, and technology tools for reliability.
• Monitor and maintain systems to meet security and performance standards.
• Troubleshoot outages to ensure mission continuity.

Skills

Linux administration

AWS

Terraform scripting

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

ELK

Python scripting

Networking

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Docker Compose

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Ansible

ELK / Elastic Stack

HAProxy

Nginx

Jira

Confluence

RDS / PostgreSQL / MySQL

Kafka

Zookeeper

NiFi

Job description

Summary

DevOps Engineer is a critical role in sustaining and enhancing reporting tools that support mission success. Your efforts will include expanding collaboration platforms, installing and configuring complex software, managing servers and networks, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issues to keep operations running smoothly.

Position Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage applications across distributed environments.
• Install, configure, and optimize complex software solutions.
• Administer servers, networks, and technology tools to ensure reliability.
• Monitor and maintain systems to meet stringent security and performance standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve outages, ensuring mission continuity.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Expertise with Linux administration, AWS, MASH, and VMs for cloud and virtualization, Networking, Firewalls, and Load Balancers, Terraform scripting and VM provisioning, deployments of distributed web applications, Docker, Docker Compose, and Docker Swarm container technologies, Public Key Infrastructure for secure authentication, and Git for version control and collaboration.
• An active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Experience with eVo, CoDE, and UWE environments.
• API Gateways for secure and scalable integrations.
• Ansible scripting and development for automation and configuration management.
• Elasticsearch / Logstash / Kibana (ELK) maintenance and configuration for observability.
• Python scripting and development for automation and tool building.
• Relational Databases such as Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL, or Percona.
• HAProxy for load balancing and high availability.
• MongoDB for NoSQL data management.
• Java / Spring Boot troubleshooting with error log analysis.
• Kafka Message Broker for distributed messaging.
• Hazelcast Memory Cache for in-memory data processing.
• NiFi maintenance and configuration for data flow automation.
• Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Zookeeper for distributed system coordination.
• Nginx Web Server for hosting and reverse proxying.
• Monitoring and Alerting tools to ensure system reliability.
• Agile software development practices for iterative delivery.
• Jira and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office environment (constant).
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (frequent).

Salary Range

$150,000 - $220,000. The AV pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Clearance Level

Top Secret with Poly.

ITAR Requirements

This position requires compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR and the EAR, or be approved for an export license. Some positions require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and a paid holiday shutdown. Additional benefit information can be found at www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome qualified applicants regardless of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.