DevOps Engineer – Cloud Automation & CI/CD

Worky; Sterling (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

REI Systems in Sterling, VA is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, automate, and operate enterprise-scale cloud environments and software delivery platforms. This role requires hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, scripting, monitoring, and production support.

The ideal candidate will work closely with software, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to build reliable CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud infrastructure, support containerized

Qualifications

• 3+ years of DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Systems Engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and pipelines, preferably using Jenkins and Groovy.
• Hands-on experience with container technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EKS, and/or OpenShift.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and container-based application environments.
• Experience developing automation scripts using Bash, Python, Perl, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, and related cloud services.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and application performance tools such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, or similar platforms.
• Experience with source code and version control systems such as Git and/or Subversion.
• Experience supporting or maintaining Java and/or Node.js web applications, including technologies such as Spring Boot and React.
• Experience troubleshooting production application, infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues.
• Understanding of incident management, problem management, change management, SLAs, and production support practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines and software delivery tools supporting enterprise-scale applications and development teams.
• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for cloud infrastructure and application environments.
• Build, deploy, and support containerized applications and microservices using Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EKS, and/or OpenShift.
• Develop automation scripts using Bash, Python, Groovy, or similar scripting languages to streamline DevOps and operational processes.
• Support application and microservice deployments across cloud-based development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Partner with development teams to troubleshoot application, configuration, deployment, and infrastructure-related issues.
• Contribute to short- and long-term strategies for improving cloud scalability, resiliency, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate and implement emerging DevOps, cloud-native, and automation technologies to continuously improve engineering practices.
• Monitor, respond to incidents, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure production reliability.

Skills

CI/CD concepts

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS EKS

OpenShift

Git

Subversion

Spring Boot

React

Python

Groovy

Bash

AWS CloudWatch

New Relic

Job description

REI Systems in Sterling, VA is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, automate, and operate enterprise-scale cloud environments and software delivery platforms. This role requires hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, scripting, monitoring, and production support.

The ideal candidate will work closely with software, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to build reliable CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud infrastructure, support containerized