DevOps/Engineer - Senior

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a DevOps automation lead to design and implement scalable automation solutions across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, craft Terraform and CloudFormation templates, and author Ansible and PowerShell scripts to streamline configuration management.

The role requires 5+ years in DevOps or infrastructure engineering and an active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years experience in DevOps, automation, or infrastructure engineering.
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement automation solutions using IaC, RPA, and orchestration.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Develop Terraform/CloudFormation templates for cloud resource provisioning.
• Create Ansible/PowerShell automation scripts for configuration management.
• Implement monitoring and alerting automation (AIOps integration).
• Develop self-service portals and automation workflows.
• Train operational staff on automation tools and best practices.
• Document automation processes and maintain code repositories.

Skills

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Git/GitLab

CI/CD

RPA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Container platforms

Job description

Automates the generation of executable software and installation into target environments. Serves as an expert in designing, implementing and maintaining software test automation test frameworks/solutions. Acts as a lead to a team of engineers developing and maintaining application software and database packages.

• Design, develop, and implement automation solutions using IaC, RPA, and orchestration.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Develop Terraform/CloudFormation templates for cloud resource provisioning.
• Create Ansible/PowerShell automation scripts for configuration management.
• Implement monitoring and alerting automation (AIOps integration).
• Develop self-service portals and automation workflows.
• Train operational staff on automation tools and best practices.
• Document automation processes and maintain code repositories.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent relevant experience; Master’s Degree preferred
• 5+ years experience in DevOps, automation, or infrastructure engineering.
• Active Secret clearance

Other Job Specific Skills

• Expert in: Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Git/GitLab.
• Strong knowledge: AWS/Azure APIs, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI), container platforms.
• Experience with RPA tools (UiPath, Automation Anywhere) preferred.
• Engineer 3 3 or similar certification preferred.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

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