DevOps Engineer (On-Call/Hybrid) - Linux/AWS/Docker/Terraform/Ansible/Git

Socket.dev; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 20% 401(k) contribution

$3,600 HSA Contribution

Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Captivation Software is looking for a DevOps Engineer in Maryland to support modernization efforts. Responsibilities include deploying applications, configuring software, and managing network servers.

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of software development experience, alongside skills in AWS, Docker, and Terraform. An attractive salary package ranging from $130,000 to $270,000 is offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in software development/engineering.
• Experience in requirements analysis, software installation, integration, evaluation, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Deploying applications and configuring complex software.
• Managing network servers and technology tools.
• Monitoring and maintaining system performance.

Skills

AWS

MASH

VMs

Docker Swarm

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform scripting

Ansible scripting

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

Overview

Captivation Software has an immediate need for a DevOps Engineer to support modernization effort to converge the agency's authoring, dissemination, and other supporting tools.

Responsibilities

Deploying applications; installing and configuring complex software; managing network servers and technology tools; monitoring and maintaining the system for required levels of performance; and troubleshooting issues and outages.

Candidates will be required to work a rotating pager schedule for emergency 24/7 call‑in support as required (roughly 1 week out of every 3‑4 weeks). Staff may charge 4 additional hours for the week they are on call in addition to hours worked. On average, the first team is paged for after‑hours support approximately once every couple of months with most issues resolvable by phone.

Security Clearance

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, and all candidates must be a U.S. citizen.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.


• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, or problem diagnosis/resolution.


• Master’s degree can be substituted for two (2) years of experience.

Required Skills

• AWS, MASH, and VMs


• Docker Swarm


• Deployments of distributed web applications (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)


• Terraform scripting and VM provisioning


• Ansible scripting and development


• Thorough understanding of Docker & Docker Compose container technology


• Git

Desired Skills

• Python scripting and development


• NiFi maintenance and configuration


• Elasticsearch maintenance and configuration


• HAProxy


• MongoDB

Benefits & Compensation

• Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)


• Up to 20% 401(k) contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)


• Above Market Hourly Rates


• $3,600 HSA Contribution


• Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D

Equal Employment Opportunity

As set forth in Captivation Software’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.