Senior DevOps Engineer

Tektora Limited; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission-focused projects

Modern cloud-native stack

Collaborative engineering environment

Long-term projects and career growth

Job summary

Tektora, an innovative SME delivering secure cloud and software solutions for Government & Defense programs, is seeking a DevOps/Cloud Engineer onsite in Baltimore, Maryland. You will design and optimize cloud infrastructure, build IaC, and develop deployment pipelines while managing Kubernetes and containerized environments.

Required active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, hands-on AWS/Kubernetes/Docker experience, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Linux admin, plus scripting in Python, Bash

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Strong experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Linux administration.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash or Ruby) and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Experience with Agile software development.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Support AWS cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve delivery and scalability.
• Drive DevOps best practices and continuous improvement.

Tools

AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC)

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Linux administration

Python

Bash scripting

Ruby scripting

CI/CD pipeline development

Agile software development

Job description

Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Onsite)

Tektora is partnering with an innovative SME delivering secure cloud and software solutions across mission-critical Government & Defense programs.

Active TS/SCI Clearance With Full Scope Polygraph Required

What You’ll Do

• Design and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Support AWS cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve delivery and scalability.
• Drive DevOps best practices and continuous improvement.

Required Experience

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Strong experience with:
• AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC)
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• Linux administration.
• Python, Bash or Ruby scripting.
• CI/CD pipeline development.
• Agile software development.

Nice to Have

• Ansible.
• Cloud security best practices.
• Monitoring and observability tools.
• Enterprise cloud environments.

Why Join?

• Work on mission-critical Government & Defense programs.
• Modern cloud-native technology stack.
• Collaborative engineering environment.
• Long-term projects with excellent career progression.
• Opportunity to shape secure, enterprise-scale infrastructure.