DevOps Engineer 4 or 5 - AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes - Akina, Inc.

OpenTalent; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent seeks a DevOps Engineer at the 4 or 5 level to design and operate a scalable AWS-based platform. You will implement IaC, manage CI/CD pipelines, and optimize cloud costs while ensuring high availability of microservices.

This role requires strong experience with Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS/ECS/Fargate), GitLab runners, and Argo CD, and you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, secure infrastructure in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience; or 10 years with a related Masters degree.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.

Responsibilities

• Architect infrastructure using AWS technologies and services.
• Develop IaC and scripting to automate provisioning.
• Manage containerization with Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker.
• Analyze costs and recommend savings.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Argo CD.
• Coordinate sprint tasks and stakeholder communication.
• Ensure high availability and performance.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IaC scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Team coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Argo CD

Docker

AWS

Job description

DevOps Engineer 4 or 5 - (AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required within 7 years Position ID: 09-8872-AD4orAD4/5orAD5 Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Description:

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

Position Required Skills:

• Extensive experience architecting infrastructure leveraging AWS technologies and services.
• Developing Infrastructure As Code (IaC) and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Strong background in containerization technologies: install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, etc.
• Perform high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis, implementation, and complex issue resolutions.
• Cloud infrastructure cost savings: iteratively evaluate costs, recommend cost savings measures, reduce maintenance, and reduce AWS services costs.
• Sprint priority decomposition and ticket generation to align with internal team priorities.
• Manage team tasking and sprint workloads, keeping the team on task and executing in an orchestrated manner.
• Tracking ticket execution while driving technical direction of the infrastructure to align with the program and product needs.
• Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Communication and collaboration: Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.

Position Desired Skills:

• 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.

AD-4 Qualifications:

12 years or more of professional experience; or 10 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.

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

AD-5 Qualifications:

12 years or more of professional experience; or 10 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.

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