Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS, Kubernetes & DoD-ready

Socket.dev; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - %,

401K – Automatic 10% company

PTO - 4 weeks/year

Job summary

Phoenix Ops Group seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a mission-focused technical environment at Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, automation, CI/CD, and Linux systems.

You will collaborate with software teams to deploy, monitor, and optimize scalable infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC tools. Required are TS/SCI clearance, US citizenship, and 9+ years (or 7+ with a Master’s) of relevant experience, plus hands-on AWS/EKS

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required due to security clearance requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of relevant experience; OR a master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience; OR a high school diploma/equivalent with 13+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration technologies.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience deploying, scaling, managing, and troubleshooting applications, containers, and operating systems.
• Programming or scripting experience using Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience with Git and modern development/deployment tools.
• Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of Agile software development practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Current DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification, such as Security+, or the ability to obtain an approved certification within the required timeframe after hire.
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD five days per week and travel occasionally as mission requirements dictate.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure within AWS environments, with a focus on Amazon EKS.
• Support deployment and maintenance of on-premises, edge, and portable infrastructure environments.
• Build and improve automated deployment processes to increase reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based container environments.
• Partner with software development teams to integrate applications into cloud and infrastructure environments.
• Monitor production systems, identify performance or availability issues, and perform troubleshooting and remediation.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management solutions using Terraform and Ansible.
• Support CI/CD and automated software deployment processes.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based systems.
• Develop automation and operational tooling using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to infrastructure, automation, reliability, and performance.
• Support additional technical and operational requirements as mission needs evolve.

Skills

Security clearance

Agile practices

Onsite collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years

Master’s degree with 7+ years

High school diploma + 13+ years

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda)

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Go

Git

Linux

Job description

Phoenix Ops Group seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a mission-focused technical environment at Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, automation, CI/CD, and Linux systems.

You will collaborate with software teams to deploy, monitor, and optimize scalable infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC tools. Required are TS/SCI clearance, US citizenship, and 9+ years (or 7+ with a Master’s) of relevant experience, plus hands-on AWS/EKS