ME00661 - DevOps Engineer (ME00661)

Momentum Engineering, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 184,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group medical plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. seeks an experienced DevOps/Infrastructure Lead to architect and run a modern, highly available platform. The role focuses on AWS-based infrastructure, IaC automation, and container orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS/ECS) and Fargate, plus CI/CD via GitLab and Argo CD.

A TS/SCI clearance is required with NSA polygraph. Candidates should have 12+ years of relevant experience or 10+ with a Master’s, and a related Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of professional experience; or 10+ years with a related Master's.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain AWS-based infrastructure for a modernized operations platform.
• Develop IaC and scripting to automate tasks and provision managed services.
• Manage containers with Kubernetes (EKS/ECS/Fargate) and Docker tooling.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines with GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Analyze costs and implement cloud optimization measures.
• Coordinate sprint work, ticket generation, and technical direction.

Skills

DevOps

IaC

CI/CD

Cloud architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitLab

Argo CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

Ansible

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long‑term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Extensive experience architecting infrastructure leveraging AWS technologies and services
• Developing Infrastructure As Code (IaC) and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools. Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Strong background in containerization technologies: install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, etc.
• Perform high‑level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis, implementation, and complex issue resolutions.
• Cloud infrastructure cost savings: iteratively evaluate costs, recommend cost savings measures, reduce maintenance, and reduce AWS services costs.
• Sprint priority decomposition and ticket generation to align with internal team priorities.
• Manage team tasking and sprint workloads, keeping the team on task and executing in an orchestrated manner.
• Tracking ticket execution while driving technical direction of the infrastructure to align with the program and product needs.
• Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Communication and collaboration: Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• 12 years or more of professional experience; or 10 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.

Desired Qualifications (must Meet 2)

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles to include VPCs, NATs, IP Gateway.
• Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The Pay Range For This Role Is

184,000 - 196,000 USD per year(NBP)