DevOps Engineer -Remote (DC, MD, VA- Locals only)

Swingtech

Maryland

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

15 PTO days

11 paid holidays

Medical Insurance with 3 options

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance through EyeMed

Short/Long-Term Disability coverage

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental Life Insurance

Critical Care and Accident Insurance

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401k with company match

Annual training budget

Referral bonus

Job summary

Swingtech is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer for remote work with occasional travel to Baltimore, MD and Greenbelt, MD. The role focuses on operations, deployment, automation, monitoring, and collaboration across development, security, and operations teams.

The ideal candidate has practical DevOps experience in enterprise or federal environments, with strong emphasis on cloud operations, release activities, and improving deployment quality.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
At least 4 years of DevOps, systems operations, deployment, or cloud experience in enterprise or federal environments.
Experience with web apps, enterprise platforms, or learning management systems in dev/staging/prod environments.
Knowledge of deployment processes, release coordination, configuration management, and monitoring.
Experience with cloud-hosted or hybrid-cloud environments.
Ability to troubleshoot system, app, connectivity, and deployment issues.
Experience with secure operations, patching, and configuration control.
Strong documentation and communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities remotely.

Responsibilities

Support DevOps activities for web-based apps and enterprise systems
Deploy, configure, monitor, and maintain dev/staging/prod environments
Ensure reliable app operation through monitoring and incident support
Collaborate with developers, cybersecurity, and ops teams for enhancements and releases
Automate deployment, configuration, testing, reporting, and operational processes
Support release management: build coordination, deployment planning, validation, rollback, post-release monitoring
Maintain secure and stable environments compliant with federal requirements
Support cloud or hybrid-cloud operations including readiness, connectivity, storage, and performance
Lead vulnerability remediation, patch coordination, and documentation quality
Drive continuous improvement of DevOps workflows and reliability
Troubleshoot production issues and performance concerns
Maintain deployment notes and standard operating procedures
Coordinate data and feature validation across environments

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

Monitoring

Automation

SRE

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

DevOps Engineer -Remote (DC, MD, VA- Locals only)

About Swingtech

Swingtech delivers innovative Information Technology and Professional Support services to a diverse range of clients across the federal and intelligence communities. With over 15 years of trusted experience as a systems integrator, we apply agile methodologies and deep industry insight to help our customers achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and cost savings. At Swingtech, we’re committed to excellence and long-term success for our clients and our team.

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to Baltimore, MD and Greenbelt, MD)

Swingtech Consulting, Inc. is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, and secure delivery of web-based training and learning management systems supporting federal programs.

This role is focused on supporting reliable system operations, deployment processes, environment management, automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and collaboration between development, security, and operations teams. The ideal candidate should have practical DevOps experience in an enterprise or federal environment and be comfortable supporting production systems, test/staging environments, release activities, and operational improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Support DevOps activities for web-based applications, learning management platforms, and related enterprise systems
Assist with deployment, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of development, test/staging, and production environments
Support reliable operation of applications and systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, incident support, and performance analysis
Collaborate with developers, system administrators, cybersecurity staff, and program teams to support system enhancements and releases
Assist with automation of deployment, configuration, testing, reporting, and operational support processes
Support release management activities, including build coordination, deployment planning, validation, rollback planning, and post-release monitoring
Help maintain secure and stable application environments consistent with federal security, privacy, and operational requirements
Support cloud-based or hybrid-cloud application operations, including environment readiness, connectivity, storage, and performance considerations

Lead vulnerability remediation efforts, manage patch coordination, apply configuration updates, and develop/maintain technical documentation

Drive synchronization and validation of data and functionality across development, staging, and production environments
Participate in troubleshooting production issues, user-impacting system problems, and application performance concerns
Maintain operational documentation, deployment notes, configuration records, and standard operating procedures
Drive continuous improvement of DevOps workflows, system reliability, deployment quality, and operational efficiency

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
At least 4 years of experience supporting DevOps, systems operations, application deployment, cloud operations, or related technical environments
Experience supporting web applications, enterprise platforms, or learning management systems in development, staging, and production environments
Working knowledge of deployment processes, release coordination, configuration management, and operational monitoring
Experienced in cloud-hosted or hybrid-cloud application environments
Experience troubleshooting system, application, connectivity, performance, or deployment-related issues
Experienced in secure operations, vulnerability remediation, patching, and configuration control
Ability to collaborate with development, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and program teams
Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and support operational requirements in a remote environment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting federal, healthcare, or regulated IT environments
Experienced in AWS, cloud migration activities, or hybrid-cloud operations
Experience with CI/CD concepts, automation tools, scripting, or infrastructure support practices
Experience supporting application monitoring, log analysis, alerting, or performance management tools
Familiarity with privacy, security, or compliance requirements in federal environments
Experience supporting Agile, DevSecOps, or collaborative delivery environments
Relevant certifications such as AWS, Azure, Security+, Linux, DevOps, or cloud-related certifications are a plus

Summary of Benefits