Senior DevOps Engineer: AWS, Kubernetes & Big Data (TS/SCI)

Enlighten; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid employee premium for health,

Vision and dental plans

10% 401k

PTO + 10 paid holidays

Education/training allowances

$20K Sign On Bonus

Job summary

Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, seeks a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our Fort Meade-based team. You will design and maintain cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable, scalable services for our big data solutions.

You'll collaborate with software developers to deploy applications securely, monitor production systems, and continuously improve platforms.

Qualifications

• Active TS level U.S. Government Security Clearance (or ability to obtain) and U.S. Citizenship.
• 9+ years in DevOps Engineering or Software Development with related BS; or 7+ years with Masters; or 13 years with HS.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
• AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) and their deployment/management of infrastructure.
• Terraform and Ansible configuration management.
• Python, Bash, or Go development.
• Familiarity with Git, Flux, and other deployment tools.
• DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications (Security+) within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to work on customer site in Fort Meade, MD 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud infrastructure deployment in AWS, especially EKS.
• Automate deployment processes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and AWS infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate apps into infrastructure.
• Monitor production systems and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Continuously improve processes for high availability and performance.
• Stay current with new technologies and industry trends.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Security clearance eligibility

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

On-site readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High school diploma with 13 years experience

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, Lambda)

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Flux

Go

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, seeks a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our Fort Meade-based team. You will design and maintain cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable, scalable services for our big data solutions.

You'll collaborate with software developers to deploy applications securely, monitor production systems, and continuously improve platforms.