Senior DevOps Engineer

the-swift-group; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Swift, a Reston/Herndon-based services and solutions company, seeks a seasoned DevOps Engineer to join our Herndon team. You will deploy and sustain multi-team AWS infrastructure, automate with CloudFormation and Ansible, and manage GitHub scripts and Jenkins pipelines.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of DevOps experience, strong Linux, IaC, and security clearance (TS/SCI with Polygraph) and a Bachelor’s or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant DevOps experience.
• Experience managing ELBs and auto-scale groups with AWS EC2.
• Experience setting up alarms, dashboards, and alerts with AWS CloudWatch.
• Experience managing files and permissions in AWS S3.
• Experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS CloudFormation using YAML templates.
• Strong Linux troubleshoots skills.
• Bash scripting experience.
• Ability to set up, build, and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Ansible for server automation.
• Strong knowledge of git and version control for IaC in GitHub.
• Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain AWS infrastructure for multiple development teams.
• Automate deployments using CloudFormation and Ansible.
• Manage scripts and templates in GitHub with Git version control.
• Set up and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Actively monitor servers and infrastructure for issues and security controls.

Skills

AWS Infra Management

Auto-Scaling

CloudWatch

S3 Permissions

CloudFormation YAML

Linux Troubleshooting

Bash Scripting

Jenkins CI/CD

Ansible

Git/GitHub

Security Clearance TS/SCI

Strong CI/CD Practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years of relevant experience

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Ansible

CloudFormation

AWS CLI

Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

Swift is looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in Herndon, VA. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for deploying and maintaining multiple development teams' AWS infrastructure along with utilizing CloudFormation and Ansible to automate the deployment of the entire infrastructure. They will manage all scripts and templates in GitHub utilizing git for version control, assist security with implementing security controls to ensure compliance, and actively monitor servers and infrastructure for issues while setting up and maintaining Jenkins pipelines.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of relevant DevOps experience
• Experience managing Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and auto-scale groups with AWS EC2
• Experience setting up alarms, dashboards, and alerts with AWS CloudWatch
• Experience managing files and permissions in AWS S3
• Experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS CloudFormation using YAML templates
• Strong Linux troubleshoots skills
• Bash scripting experience
• Ability to set up, build, and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using Ansible for server automation
• Strong knowledge of git and version control for IaC in GitHub
• Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Desired Experience:

• Setting up API Gateway and AWS Lambda functions
• Experience working with SQS and SNS
• Experience with setting up and managing Kubernetes infrastructure

Experience with working with multiple teams

Experience working in an Agile work environment on two-week sprints

AWS Certified