Senior DevOps Engineer — AWS, Kubernetes, DoD-Ready

Phoenix Operations Group; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401K

PTO 4 weeks/year

Holidays 11 paid/year

Open Source Bonuses

Job summary

Phoenix Ops Group in JBSA-Lackland, TX is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and secure cloud and on-premises infrastructure. You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC to automate deployments and maintain scalable systems.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, deep Linux administration, and strong scripting (Python, Bash, Go). You will collaborate with software teams to ensure reliability and compliance in a mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required due to security clearance requirements.
• 9+ years of relevant experience with a related degree; or 7+ with a master's; or 13+ with HS.
• Strong Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration experience.
• AWS experience including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda.
• Infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience deploying and maintaining apps, containers, and Linux systems.
• Programming or scripting with Python, Bash, Go, or similar.
• Git and modern development/deployment tools.
• Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of Agile software practices.
• DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS with EKS focus.
• Support on-premises, edge, and portable infrastructure environments.
• Improve automated deployment processes for reliability and scalability.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based containers.
• Collaborate with software teams to integrate apps into infra.
• Monitor production systems and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Develop IaC and configuration-management with Terraform and Ansible.
• Support CI/CD and automated software deployment processes.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux systems.
• Develop automation tooling with Python, Bash, or Go.
• Evaluate new technologies and improve infrastructure reliability.
• Support mission requirements with evolving technical needs.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Python

Bash

Go

Git

Linux

Agile

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Master's degree in related field

High school diploma/equivalent with extensive experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CLI

Job description

Phoenix Ops Group in JBSA-Lackland, TX is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and secure cloud and on-premises infrastructure. You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC to automate deployments and maintain scalable systems.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, deep Linux administration, and strong scripting (Python, Bash, Go). You will collaborate with software teams to ensure reliability and compliance in a mission-focused environment.