Enterprise - Senior DevOps Engineer - Git, Linux, Kubernetes

Erias Ventures, LLC; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 225,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Market Pay

401k with Immediate Vesting

Spot Bonuses

Professional Development Bonuses

Medical Coverage

Vision & Dental Coverage

Disability Insurance

Wellness Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Internet Reimbursement

Equipment Allowance

Team Events

Job summary

Columbia, MD-based Erias Ventures, LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the lifecycle of platform design, deployment, and debugging for modern mission applications. You will lead release pipelines, automate deployments, and drive best practices across CI/CD and configuration management tools.

The role requires Top-Secret/SCI clearance and polygraph eligibility, with strong emphasis on collaboration, security, and scalable architectures.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent with Git and Linux environments.
• Strong experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Jenkins/Bamboo for automated deployment and release management.
• Proficient in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS).
• Experience with performance monitoring, security practices, and PCI compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to bridge stakeholders and developers.

Responsibilities

• Support development life cycle for platform design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build and maintain release pipelines for safe, fast production delivery.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and coordinate with multiple teams across projects.
• Automate deployments across dev, test, staging, and production environments.
• Set up sites and applications via Puppet and Ansible; manage CM tools (Confluence/Jira).
• Architect and optimize CI/CD tooling and infrastructure automation.

Skills

Git

Linux

Windows Admin

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Python

Java

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Bamboo

Confluence

Jira

AWS

Job description

Columbia, MD

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technicallystrong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Description

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging for modern mission applications.

• Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging
• Build a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production
• Develop & maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies
• Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives
• Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits
• Set up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible
• Maintain/upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira)
• Create, assist, and implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments
• Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements
• Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated
• Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements
• Assist with support and operations where necessary
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed
• Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java
• Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies
• Proficient in automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking
• Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture
• Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques
• Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary
• Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes
• Architect and develop bestpracticesfor software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)
• Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams

Clearance

A current Top-Secret/SCIwith polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Experience

Bachelor's degree or higher is required in either Engineering (i. e., Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, etc.) or Computer Science with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field).

Required skills:

• Must be fluent with Git
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 617/8, RHCSNRHCE CentOS)
• Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency, and performance
• 10+ years working in an Agile dev environment (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field)
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, ActiveMQ, Redis, APC, etc.)
• Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance, etc.
• 10+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting
• 10+ years' experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment
• Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies
• Fluent skills in object-oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java
• Experience acquiring an in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments
• Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills, and technical troubleshooting skills
• Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications

Desired skills:

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Linux

Benefits

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $225,000 - $245,000.

Wealth Benefits

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% RothorTraditional 401kwith Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonusesfor Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonusesfor Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits

• Company subsidizedMedicalCoverage
• 100%Company PaidVisionandDentalCoverage
• 100%Company PaidLong Term Disability,Short Term Disability, andGroup Life Insurance
• MonthlyWellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits

• Paid Time OffwithFlexible WorkSchedules andBirthday Off
• Amazon Prime MembershipandMonthlyInternetReimbursement
• TechnologyandProductivity Allowancefor Equipment and Supplies
• Morale BuildingandCompany Eventsto Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
• Onboarding and AnnualSwag
• Company Paid Professional DevelopmentandTraining

At Erias Ventures, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit, without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.