DevOps Engineer T2

Johnson Technology Systems Inc; Remote; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A federal government consulting firm is seeking a DevOps Engineer T2 for a remote role. The main responsibilities include building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, supporting cloud infrastructure, and improving software application reliability and security. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 3 years of hands-on cloud experience, particularly in AWS. The role emphasizes strong skills in Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Argo CD.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of strong hands-on cloud experience preferably in production AWS environments.
• In-depth understanding of Docker and containerization workflows (Kubernetes).
• Experience supporting MS-SQL or similar databases.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and provision cloud infrastructure.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software applications.
• Implement monitoring and observability to track system health.

Skills

Cloud experience

CI/CD pipeline development

Docker experience

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Security fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Argo CD

Jenkins

GitLab Runner

Terraform

Job description

WE DO WHAT WE SAY

JTSi is a federal government consulting firm, providing technical services to the Federal Government, i.e., DoD, client and various civilian agencies. We are proud to have earned a reputation for honesty, integrity and the ability to build long‑term professional relationships with our employees and clients. Please visit our website at www.JTSUSA.com to learn more about who we are and what we do.

Company Name: JTSi (Johnson Technology Systems, Inc.)

Title: DevOps Engineer T2

Location: Remote

Salary: $115k - $120k per year on W2

MUST be a US Citizen

Possible convert to hire

Fully remote position

Summary: The main responsibility of this role is to build/maintain as well as improve the CI/CD pipelines, supporting the cloud infrastructure and building automation around it. This role is also responsible for building reliability, scalability as well as observability around the deployed software applications. This role is expected to improve operational efficiencies as well as implementation of security controls.

Job Responsibilities

• Architect, build and provision cloud infrastructure
• Build infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software applications
• Manage containerized environments using Docker and introduce orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) as scale requires
• Implement security into deployments by design including IAM, encryption, and network segmentation
• Implement monitoring and observability to track system health, performance, and reliability
• Support database operations including scaling, backups and recovery

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
• 3+ years of strong hands‑on cloud experience preferably in production AWS environments
• In‑depth understanding of Docker and containerization workflows (Kubernetes)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with tools like Argo CD, Jenkins, Gitlab Runner
• Solid scripting skills in Bash and/or Python
• Experience supporting MS‑SQL or similar databases
• Strong understanding of security fundamentals and access management

Mandatory Skills

• Hands‑on cloud experience (preferably AWS in production)
• CI/CD pipeline development (Argo CD, Jenkins, GitLab Runner, etc.)
• Docker and container orchestration with Kubernetes
• Scripting in Bash and/or Python
• Strong security fundamentals including IAM, encryption, and access control

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Monitoring and observability implementation (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• Database operations support (MS‑SQL, scaling, backup, recovery)