Senior DevOps Engineer

GliaCell Technologies; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CareFirst Medical Coverage for Employee and Dependents

Guardian Dental and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents

Up to 25 days of Paid Time Off

401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Annual Professional Development

100% Premium Coverage for Life & Disability Insurances

Job summary

GliaCell Technologies is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support U.S. Government initiatives in Columbia, MD. This full-time role involves sustaining mission-critical software and systems, focusing on architectural design, deployment, and software delivery processes.

Qualified candidates should possess an active TS/SCI clearance, a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science, and over 10 years of relevant experience, along with substantial technical skills in AWS, Java, and DevOps tools.

In addition to a competitive salary ranging from $170,000 to $260,000, the position offers benefits like medical coverage, PTO, 401K contributions, and work-from-home opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have active or re‑fillable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in DevOps.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build and maintain a release pipeline for software delivery.
• Develop version control using Git with branching and merging strategies.
• Serve as a technical lead on an Agile team.
• Automate release deployments across various environments.

Skills

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

Kafka

Java

NiFi

Git

Linux

Windows system administration

Jenkins/Bamboo

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

Elasticsearch (Kibana)

caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Security Clearance

Requires an active or re‑fillable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.

Job Overview

GliaCell is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a U.S. Government customer on a full‑time subcontract. The role focuses on sustaining critical mission‑related software and systems.

Responsibilities

• Support platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging throughout the development life cycle.
• Build and maintain a release pipeline for fast, safe delivery of critical software to production.
• Develop and maintain version control and configuration management practices using Git, including branching and merging strategies.
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies (planning, grooming, demos, retrospectives).
• Automate release deployments across development, test, staging, quality assurance, and production using scripting languages and automation toolkits.

Key Requirements

• Active or re‑fillable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Computer Science (or related field) and a minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Required Skills

• Hands‑on experience with AWS ECS, EKS and DOD‑specific implementations.
• Experience with Kafka, Java, NiFi.

Desired Skills

• Fluent with Git.
• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL, RHCS/RHCE, CentOS).
• Experience with Windows system administration, monitoring, instrumentation, resilience, and performance.
• 10+ years in an Agile development environment.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment.
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC).
• Experience with MySQL clusters, replication, tuning and Elasticsearch (Kibana).
• Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance, etc.

Location and Salary

Location: Columbia, MD

Salary Range: $170,000 to $260,000, plus potential for sign‑on bonus and discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

• CareFirst Medical Coverage for Employee and Dependents
• Guardian Dental and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents
• Up to 25 days of Paid Time Off
• Up to 40 hours of PTO carryover
• Work From Home Opportunities
• 401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1
• Certification and Sign‑On Bonus Potential
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Professional Development
• 100% Premium Covered for Life & Disability Insurances
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage Available

Equal Opportunity Statement

GliaCell Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.