Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS, Kubernetes & Big Data

HII's Mission Technologies division; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premium covered

10% 401k benefit

PTO + 10 paid holidays

Education/training allowances

Job summary

Enlighten seeks a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced team. The candidate will implement infrastructure, automate deployments, and ensure monitoring, reliability, and scalability of services.

This role supports a customer onsite in San Antonio, TX and requires strong Kubernetes and AWS expertise, plus scripting in Python/Bash and experience with Terraform/Ansible. The position emphasizes leadership, collaboration with development teams, and a focus on continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Current Top Secret security clearance required; U.S. citizenship required.
• Willing to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• 5+ years in DevOps or software development with a related bachelor’s; or 3 years with a master’s; or 9 years with HS.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda).
• Proficient with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Programming in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Familiar with Agile software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud infrastructure deployment in AWS, especially EKS.
• Automate deployment processes to ensure reliability and scalability.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate applications into infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems; resolve issues promptly.
• Drive process improvements for high availability and performance.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers as a tech lead or manager.
• Work onsite with customers in San Antonio, TX five days a week.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Agile experience

Leadership/mentorship

Problem solving

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High school diploma with 9 years experience

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS)

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Flux

Python

Job description

Enlighten seeks a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced team. The candidate will implement infrastructure, automate deployments, and ensure monitoring, reliability, and scalability of services.

This role supports a customer onsite in San Antonio, TX and requires strong Kubernetes and AWS expertise, plus scripting in Python/Bash and experience with Terraform/Ansible. The position emphasizes leadership, collaboration with development teams, and a focus on continuous improvement