DevOps Engineer 3/4

Stratyx; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stratyx is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and implement scalable infrastructure in a SCIF environment. You will develop IaC, automate tasks, and maintain compliance for RHEL, Kubernetes, Docker, and Nifi. The role requires active TS/CI clearance and on-call readiness.

You will manage AWS-based infrastructure using Terraform, implement robust CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Argo CD, and collaborate with software teams to improve performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• 9+ years of professional experience; or 7 years with a related Master's degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with polygraph CI within the last 7 years.
• Ability to support an on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL; configure and tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging/metrics.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines with GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS cloud computing platforms and services.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure system reliability and uptime; work in a SCIF.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related discipline

Master's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

GitLab

Argo CD

Nifi

Docker

Job description

# DevOps Engineer 3/4* Annapolis Junction, MD* Full-time* just now## About this roleThe Work:Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for:- Developing 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).Basic Qualifications:- Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education- 9 years or more of professional experience; or 7 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.- An active Top Secret clearance with polygraph with CI poly within the last 7 years.\\*\\*\\*Able to support an on-call rotationDesired skills (2 of the below):- 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