Devops Engineer 3 - (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform) DevOps Engineer 09-8760-DEVOPS3 Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Akina Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 195,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k 10% company contribution

Healthcare 100% coverage

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina Inc. in Annapolis Junction, MD is seeking a DevOps engineer to design and operate a reliable platform orchestrating microservices with Kubernetes, Docker Compose, and Nifi. This role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph within 7 years.

Responsibilities include CI/CD pipelines with GitLab runners and Argo CD, and IaC with Python, Ansible, Terraform, and AWS. Collaboration, on-call readiness, and compliance are key in a fast-paced government-ready environment.

Qualifications

• Nine (9) years or more of professional experience; or seven (7) years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native tooling for orchestration and logging.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Terraform

RHEL hardening

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker Compose

Nifi

GitLab

Argo CD

AWS

Terraform

Job description

• Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required within 7 years
Position ID: 09-8760-DEVOPS3
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Description

Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies.

• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members and stakeholders.

Position Required Skills

• Develop Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL.
• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning for Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Support an on-call rotation.

Position Desired Skills

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and 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.

DEVOPS3 Qualifications

Nine (9) years or more of professional experience; or seven (7) years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.

Salary Range: $195k-$239k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.