DevOps Engineer L4/5

Power3 Solutions; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HSA contribution

PTO support

401(k) plan

Holidays

Job summary

Power3 Solutions is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to design and maintain a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates microservices for a modern operational system. The role focuses on AWS-based infrastructure, IaC automation, and container orchestration using Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, and Docker.

You will develop IaC, manage CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Argo CD, and work to optimize cloud costs while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI Poly - with CI poly within last 7 years.
• BS + 12+ years experience.
• Current CWIP (DoD 8140) certificate.

Responsibilities

• Architect infrastructure on AWS and leverage IaC to automate provisioning.
• Develop and maintain IaC scripts and automation with Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and orchestration using GitLab Runners and Argo CD.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of cloud-based microservices.
• Guide cost optimization for cloud infrastructure and reduce AWS spend.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

Python/Automation

Education

BS in Computer Science

CWIP Certification

DoD 8140 CI poly

Tools

Docker

ECS

EKS

GitLab

Argo CD

Terraform

Job description

We arelooking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their rapidly growing team!

The DevOps Engineer will provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies.

Description

• 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.
• Communication and collaboration: Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI Poly - with CI poly within last 7 years
• BS + 12+years experience
• Current CWIP (DoD 8140) certificate

Desired Skills (2 of the below)

• 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

Offering the very best compensation packages and the flexibility to let our employees decide what’s most important to them. No vesting schedule, no annual requirements for perks — we believe you should have the freedom to choose the benefits that work best in your life.

Employee Freedom of Choice

Our focus is on people first. We offer comprehensive and flexible compensation packages that match the best the industry has to offer and can be customized to fit your needs.

Our Benefits:

• 100%company-paidhealth,dental, andvisionpremiums
• Automaticcompany contributedHealth Savings Account (HSA)up to$3,900for families
• Up to 7 weeksof Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Automatic 401kInvestment
• Paid11 Federal Holidays
• BlueCross BlueShieldHealth Insurance
• Tuition/TrainingReimbursement
• Access toRavensseason ticketsin club level
• Company-paidgolf events foryour timeandcourse fees

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The projected compensation range for this position is $200K - $250K. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, weinvest in our employees beyond just compensation. Our benefit offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Coverage, Health Savings Account (HSA), Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay,Short Term and Long Term Disability,Life Insurance, 401(k) Plan, Safe Harbor 401k Investment, Learning and Development opportunities, Referral Bonuses and Flex Time.

Power3 Solutions

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