Govt-Backed DevOps Engineer: Cloud, CI/CD & Solr Ops

RPMGlobal; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to modernize and deploy a critical government information system. The candidate will design and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines, manage Nexus repositories, and build Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production.

You will automate deployments across Windows Server environments, plan migrations to AWS, and apply infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or Terraform, plus containerization strategies for Java apps and security controls in

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Nexus Repository management experience.
• Building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
• Windows Server administration expertise.
• AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Infrastructure-as-code practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments.
• Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
• Administer Windows Server environments and orchestrate infrastructure upgrades.
• Plan and execute migration strategies from on-premises VMware to AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and related components.
• Develop containerization strategies for Java applications.
• Implement configuration management tools and practices.
• Apply security controls in both on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and implement optimization strategies.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

Nexus Repository

Solr with ZooKeeper

Windows Server

AWS Cloud Services

Infrastructure as Code

Containerization (Java)

Configuration management

Security controls

VMware on-prem

Cloud migration planning

Terraform/CloudFormation

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9 years

Master's degree + 7 years

No degree + 13+ years

Tools

Nexus Repository

Terraform

CloudFormation

ZooKeeper

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to modernize and deploy a critical government information system. The candidate will design and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines, manage Nexus repositories, and build Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production.

You will automate deployments across Windows Server environments, plan migrations to AWS, and apply infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or Terraform, plus containerization strategies for Java apps and security controls in