Senior DevOps Engineer: AWS, CI/CD, Solr, Windows

RPMGlobal; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks a DevOps Engineer to support modernization and deployment of a critical government information system in Annapolis, MD. The role emphasizes hands-on GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus repository management, and building Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production.

You will automate deployments across development, staging, and production, manage Terraform/CloudFormation IaC, and plan migrations from on-prem VMware to AWS.

Qualifications

• Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Nexus Repository management.
• Experience building/maintaining Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production.
• Strong Windows Server administration and AWS cloud services expertise.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code practices and IaC tooling (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Experience planning migrations from on-premises VMware to AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments.
• Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
• Administer Windows Server environments and orchestrate infrastructure upgrades.
• Plan and execute migration strategies from on-premises VMware to AWS.
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and related components.
• Develop containerization strategies for Java applications.
• Implement configuration management tools and practices.
• Apply security controls in both on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and implement optimization strategies.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

Nexus Repository

Solr with ZooKeeper

Windows Server

AWS (EC2/VPC/IAM/S3)

CloudFormation/T Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9 years experience

Master's degree + 7 years experience

No degree + 13+ years experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

VMware

Job description

Base-2 Solutions seeks a DevOps Engineer to support modernization and deployment of a critical government information system in Annapolis, MD. The role emphasizes hands-on GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus repository management, and building Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production.

You will automate deployments across development, staging, and production, manage Terraform/CloudFormation IaC, and plan migrations from on-prem VMware to AWS.