Information Technology Specialist (Devp Ops Engineer)

DC Government; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DC Government is seeking an Information Technology Specialist (Devp Ops Engineer) to design and maintain the agency’s software delivery infrastructure, Kubernetes platform, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring systems supporting DC Health Link.

The role covers Kubernetes manifests, ArgoCD-based continuous delivery, GHCR image lifecycle, and AWS EKS cluster administration. It also includes incident leadership and disaster recovery planning within an Agile team environment.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining software delivery infrastructure within a Kubernetes/EKS environment.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and maintains GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for platform services.
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Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Docker

Terraform

AWS

RabbitMQ

EKS

GitOps

Multistage Builds

Tools

GHCR

Terraform

AWS

EKS

Job description

Information Technology Specialist (Devp Ops Engineer)

We believe in social justice and the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are committed to fighting longstanding discrimination, racial injustice, and systemic racism to contribute to a more just and equitable future for our workforce, our customers, and our partners.

Introduction

This position is in the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX). The mission of the Health Benefit Exchange Authority is to implement a health care exchange program in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 and the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority Establishment Act of 2011, thereby ensuring access to quality and affordable health care to all District of Columbia residents.

The incumbent is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the agency's software delivery infrastructure, Kubernetes platform, CI/CD pipelines, and operational monitoring systems supporting DC Health Link.

Duties and Responsibilities

Designs, builds, and maintains GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for all platform services, covering the full delivery chain: automated testing, multi-stage Docker image build, vulnerability scanning, image push, image tag update, and ArgoCD-triggered rolling deployment to EKS. Manages the production image promotion lifecycle and administers the promotion workflows.

Manages all Kubernetes manifests across deployment environments. Administers ArgoCD for GitOps-based continuous delivery; monitors application sync status, resolves drift, and ensures the cluster state reflects the Git-declared state at all times. Enforces the trunk-based development branching model.

Maintains Docker multi-stage build configurations across all services; manages Docker for multi-platform builds; manages GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) image lifecycle and access controls. Administers the production AWS EKS cluster and all supporting AWS infrastructure, managed via Terraform.

Maintains RabbitMQ administration, AMQP port configuration, queue monitoring, and integration with the Microservices event-driven architecture; ensures the event bus remains available as a platform-wide dependency for all services. Serves as technical lead during production incidents; performs triage, coordinates response across development and operations teams, produces blameless post-incident reviews, and implements monitoring or runbook improvements to prevent recurrence

Maintains disaster recovery runbooks and is capable of executing a full platform rebuild from Terraform foundation through EKS cluster provisioning, Kubernetes core component installation, secret creation, and ArgoCD-driven application deployment. Provides technical guidance and mentorship to development team members on DevOps practices, tooling, and operational awareness. Partners with the software development lead to identify and resolve build, deployment, and environment-related obstacles. Documents and presents DevOps processes and tooling improvements to technical and management audiences. Participates in Agile ceremonies and contributes to sprint planning for infrastructure-related work items tracked in Jira.

Qualifications and Education

Specialized Experience – Experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position successfully, and this is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, at least one (1) year of specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Licenses and Certifications

None

Working Conditions/Environment

Work is generally performed in an office setting.

Promotion Potential

No known promotion potential.

Other Significant Facts

Tour of Duty: Monday -Friday 8:15 a.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Pay Plan, Series, Grade: CS-2210-15

Collective Bargaining Unit:This position is not a part of a collective bargaining unit.

Position Destination:This position has been deemed Security Sensitive under the guidelines of the DC Personnel Manual. Incumbents of this position are subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC personnel regulations. Accordingly, incumbents must successfully pass a criminal background and consumer credit check as a condition of employment and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of their tenure.

Residency Requirement:Applicants claiming "Residency Preference" will be required to maintain residency in the District of Columbia for a minimum of seven (7) years. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of employment.

EEO Statement:The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.