DevSecOps Engineer

Jobtailor; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team in the US. You will manage OpenShift/Kubernetes environments, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and implement infrastructure as code across AWS services. The role requires 8+ years IT experience, a Public Trust clearance, and the ability to work 24/7 on incident response when required.

You will collaborate with Agile teams, integrate monitoring tools, and automate manual tasks to improve system performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• DevOps experience in AWS Cloud environment (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC Peering, RDS, NAT Gateway).
• In-depth knowledge of OpenShift/Kubernetes (preferably 4.x), ArgoCD and GitOps.
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management.
• Experience creating build/deployment config files for applications on OpenShift.
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines with OpenShift/OCP.
• Proficient scripting in Perl/Python/Shell.
• Languages/Frameworks: Java, Python, Go, Bash, Ansible Playbooks.
• Candidates must obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 of the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering solutions for OpenShift toward operations and onboarding.
• Onboard business workloads, troubleshoot and triage problems.
• Deliver multitier support (Tier 1–3) including 24/7 escalation.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Lambda, CloudFormation, Terraform and Puppet.
• Design automated, containerized cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to manage Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate SonarQube, Fortify into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide access management to Infra and DevOps tools.
• Troubleshoot Infra issues with AWS support for resolution.
• Develop automation to reduce manual effort.
• Recommend performance enhancements based on analysis.
• Develop monitoring/alerting/trending with AWS CloudWatch, SNS, New Relic, Splunk.
• Be available 24/7 for incident response during mission-critical events per SLOs/SLAs.

Skills

AWS Cloud

OpenShift/Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting (Python/Perl/Shell)

GitOps/ArgoCD

Tools

Jenkins

New Relic

Splunk

AWS CloudWatch

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CloudFormation

Puppet

Job description

• Be a part of the team that will provide engineering solutions for OpenShift towards operations and onboarding.
• Onboarding business workloads, support troubleshoot and triage problems.
• Be a part of the team that provide multitier support (Tier 1 to Tier 3), including the 24/7 escalation schedule.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as code using Lambda, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform and Puppet.
• Design automated, containerized cloud application platform solutions and integrate workloads to containerized workflows with automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with Agile scrum teams or tenants to establish and manage Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate code analysis tools such as Sonar Cube, Fortify into the CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide access management to Infrastructure and DevOps tools.
• Troubleshoot Infrastructure issues, collaborate with AWS support for resolution.
• Develop automation to reduce the routine manual effort.
• Provide recommendations for enhancing system performance via analysis and potential modifications.
• Develop solution for Monitoring, Alerting, and Trending with AWS Cloudwatch, SNS, New Relic and Splunk etc..
• Engineering resources are expected to be available 24/7 for incident response during mission-critical events, commensurate with standard Marketplace SLOs / SLAs during the events.

Requirements

• 8+ years of IT experience
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• DevOps Experience in AWS Cloud environment is a must using services like EC2, AWS S3, IAM, VPC Peering, RDS, NAT Gateway etc..
• In depth knowledge in Openshift/Kubernetes, preferably 4.x, ArgoCD and GitOps
• Experience with System configuration tools like Ansible.
• Experience in creating Build, Deployment config files for applications on OpenShift.
• Firsthand experience in building CI/CD pipelines with Red Hat OpenShift/OCP
• Proficient scripting skills in Perl/python/shell scripting
• Good communication skills, self-motivated and positive attitude to work independently in a team environment.
• Languages Frameworks: Java, Python, Go, Bash Scripting, Ansible Playbooks, etc.
• Tools (Plus): New Relic, Splunk, Ansible Automation Platform, Jenkins.
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in DevOps practices within AWS Cloud environments, focusing on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipeline development, and container orchestration with OpenShift and Kubernetes. Proficient in automation and troubleshooting, with a strong emphasis on system performance enhancement and incident response.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• DevOps Experience In AWS Cloud
• Infrastructure As Code
• CI/CD Pipeline Development
• OpenShift/Kubernetes Expertise
• Scripting Skills In Python/Perl

Hard Skills

• Infrastructure As Code
• CI/CD Pipeline Development
• OpenShift
• Kubernetes
• AWS Services
• Scripting In Python
• Terraform
• Ansible
• AWS CloudFormation
• Containerization

Soft Skills

• Good Communication Skills
• Self-Motivated
• Positive Attitude

Certifications & Qualifications

• Public Trust Clearance

Industry Keywords

• Agile
• Incident Response
• 24/7 Support
• System Configuration
• Build/Deployment Config Files

Tools & Technologies

• Jenkins
• New Relic
• Splunk
• AWS CloudWatch
• Sonar Cube
• Fortify
• Ansible Automation Platform