DevOps Engineer 4or4/5or5 - (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform)

Akina, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 217,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% match

Healthcare fully paid for employee

Education assistance

Job summary

Akina, Inc. seeks a DevOps Development Lead to oversee a modernized operational system, delivering a reliable platform orchestrating microservices. The role emphasizes on-site work within an SCIF, leveraging cutting-edge AWS technologies, IaC, and container orchestration to optimize performance and cost.

Significant collaboration with teams and stakeholders is required, along with strong experience in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation to drive efficient software delivery.

Qualifications

• 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: Kubernetes (EKS/ECS/Fargate), Docker, Docker Compose.
• Perform high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis and resolutions.
• Cloud cost optimization and reduction of AWS service costs through architecture decisions.
• Ability to translate program needs into CI/CD and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates microservices.
• Architect infrastructure leveraging AWS services and Terraform-based IaC.
• Develop IaC and scripts to automate provisioning and tooling.
• Install, configure, and optimize Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, and Docker environments.
• Drive cost evaluation and savings for cloud resources.
• Lead collaboration with stakeholders and team members on architecture direction.

Skills

AWS architecture

IaC scripting

Python

Kubernetes/EKS/ECS

CI/CD management

Team leadership

Cost optimization

SCIF environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

Argo CD

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

• Annapolis Junction, Maryland

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

Description

DevOps Development Lead - DevOps Engineer supporting a modernized operational system.

Little to no work from home; significant or all work performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

• Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies
• Architect infrastructure leveraging AWS technologies and services
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools
• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, etc.
• Iteratively evaluate costs, recommend cost savings measures, reduce maintenance, and reduce AWS services costs
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders

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
• Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Python, Ansible, and Terraform
• 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
• 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-4/5 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

Able to support an on-call rotation

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

Able to support an on-call rotation

AD-5 Qualifications

15 years or more of professional experience; or 13 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree

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

Able to support an on-call rotation

Salary Range

$217k-$285k (Annually)

Salary Note

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.

Company Overview

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.

Company Values

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.