Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS, Kubernetes, TS/SCI

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K

PTO 4 weeks

Holidays 11

Birthdays off

Referral bonuses

Open source bonuses

Training & certifications

Job summary

Phoenix Operations Group is a mission-driven team seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS with EKS, Terraform, and Ansible. You will automate CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes environments, and support Linux systems in a security-cleared role at JBSA-Lackland, TX.

The ideal candidate has extensive AWS/Kubernetes experience, scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go), and DoD 8140/8570‑compliant certifications or the ability to obtain them.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline with 9+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s with 7+ years, or HS 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.
• 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 JBSA-Lackland, TX 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

Kubernetes

AWS

Python

Go

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Git

Bash

CI/CD

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

K9s

EKS

S3

Job description

Phoenix Operations Group is a mission-driven team seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS with EKS, Terraform, and Ansible. You will automate CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes environments, and support Linux systems in a security-cleared role at JBSA-Lackland, TX.

The ideal candidate has extensive AWS/Kubernetes experience, scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go), and DoD 8140/8570‑compliant certifications or the ability to obtain them.