DevOps Engineer IV

Reflexive Concepts, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Reflexive Concepts, LLC is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer IV to join our team in Maryland. The role emphasizes building infrastructure as code, automating tasks with Python, Ansible, and Terraform, and maintaining secure, compliant RHEL systems within a SCIF environment.

You will design and manage AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes deployments, and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and Argo CD. Strong collaboration with peers and stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 12+ years of professional experience; or 10 years with a related Master's degree.
• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph within the last 7 years.
• Little to no work from home; most work performed in a SCIF.
• Must be able to support an on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks using Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
• Install, configure, and performance-tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines with GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS cloud platforms (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.).
• Collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

Skills

On-call readiness

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

10+ years experience with related Master's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

AWS

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

NiFi

Python

Docker

Job description

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer IV to join our team!

The Work:

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools using Python, Ansible, and Terraform
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems
• Install, configure, and performance-tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools
• Manage CI/CD pipelines that build, test, and deploy code using GitLab runners and Argo CD
• Manage commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS)
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
  • 12 years or more of professional experience; or 10 years of professional experience with a related Master's degree
• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph within the last 7 years
• Little to no work from home; a significant portion or all work is performed in a SCIF

Required:

• Able to support an on-call rotation

Desired (at least 2 of the following):

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, Step Functions) using Terraform and auto scaling
• AWS networking principles, including VPCs, NAT gateways, and internet gateways
• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment
• 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