DevOps Engineer II

U.S. House of Representative; Washington; On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives seeks a software engineer to support the Legislative Computer Systems initiative.

The role emphasizes building applications to empower government partners and the public, with a focus on cloud environments and automation scripts. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in CS or related field, 3+ years of professional software engineering, and experience with Azure, AWS, containers, and related DevOps tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; equivalent work experience preferred.
• At least three years’ professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, Azure Pipelines, Github Actions, Git, Github, Argo CD, Docker, Helm and Kubernetes.
• Ability to learn quickly, work under pressure, and collaborate with customers in a rapidly changing environment.
• Programming knowledge to write automation scripts and integrate systems.
• Experience evaluating, programming, and designing systems; supervisory and training abilities.

Skills

problem solving

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Azure Pipelines

Github Actions

Git

Github

Argo CD

Docker

Helm

Kubernetes

Job description

The Office of the Clerk serves as the official record keeper of the US House of Representatives, and supports the nonpartisan legislative functions of the institution, including disseminating legislative information and supporting technological advancement. With an abiding dedication to service, transparency, and accessibility Legislative Computer Systems is building the next generation of applications to support this mission and provide information to our government partners and to the public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, and equivalent work experience is preferred.
• At least three years’ professional software engineering experience.
• Relevant experience in one or more key technology areas used in our environment, such as Azure, AWS, Azure Pipelines, Github Actions, Git, Github, Argo CD, Docker, Helm and Kubernetes.
• Must have the ability to learn quickly, work under pressure, work directly with customers and grasp both technical and business-related concepts in a rapidly changing environment.
• Programming knowledge sufficient to write automation scripts and integrate systems.
• Must have appropriate background and education to evaluate, program, and design systems, and have supervisory and training abilities.

Additional desired experience

• Must have an analytical mind and be detailed oriented.
• Experience managing cloud resources for complex products in private networks.
• Experience with security tools for scanning and identifying security vulnerabilities in cloud applications.
• A desire to research and study new emerging technologies for consideration in future and ongoing development efforts.

Hiring for this position is governed by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act. Applicants seeking veterans’ preference consideration should email [e-mail] for more information.

Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check. Employment with the U.S. House of Representatives is at-will. EOE.