Remote DevOps Engineer - CI/CD, AWS & Terraform

Paylocity; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with matching

Life Insurance & Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off: 3 weeks + 10 holidays

Job summary

Cogent People Inc. is seeking a DevOps Engineer (CI/CD) to support a mission-critical, large-scale system serving the Federal Government in the healthcare domain.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in CI/CD tools and practices, build systems (Gradle), AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Linux operations. The role focuses on creating automated CI/CD pipelines, toolchain maintenance, governance, and collaboration with development teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of direct experience with CI/CD processes and toolchain (Jenkins, Groovy).
• 2+ years of direct experience with RedHat Ansible.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS.
• 2+ years of experience with Linux operations, including scripting (bash, Python).
• Experience with build systems (Gradle) and JVM-based development platforms (Scala).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code via terraform.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to delivering high-quality and accurate work.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Proven ability to manage time and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of the team.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines across multiple Linux environments on AWS.
• Support CI/CD toolchain integration, maintenance, change management, and testing.
• Develop policies, standards, guidelines, and governance for CI/CD operations.
• Support developers with source control operations through build automation, merge resolution, test automation, and deployments.
• Configuration management across multiple environments on AWS.
• Support development teams with containerization, infrastructure, and deployments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Groovy

RedHat Ansible

AWS

Terraform

Gradle

Bash scripting

Python

Scala

Job description

Cogent People Inc. is seeking a DevOps Engineer (CI/CD) to support a mission-critical, large-scale system serving the Federal Government in the healthcare domain.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in CI/CD tools and practices, build systems (Gradle), AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Linux operations. The role focuses on creating automated CI/CD pipelines, toolchain maintenance, governance, and collaboration with development teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments across