Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud, Kubernetes & Big Data

Enlighten; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance (1

10% 401k benefit

PTO + 10 paid holidays

Education/training allowances

Job summary

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our hybrid team in Columbia, MD. The role focuses on implementing infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring reliability at scale using Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and Ansible.

You will collaborate with developers to integrate applications, monitor production systems, and stay current with industry trends. DoD 8140/8570 compliance is required or will be obtained within 60 days, with a 1–2 day on-site weekly cadence.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in DevOps engineering or software development; or 0 years with Masters in related field; or 6 years with HS diploma.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) and deployment of infrastructure.
• Proficient in Terraform and Ansible for configuration management.
• Experience deploying, scaling, and managing applications and OS.
• Proficient in Python, Bash, or Go; comfortable in terminal environments.
• Familiar with Git, Flux, and related deployment tools.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and Agile understanding.
• DoD 8140/8570 compliance certifications or willingness to obtain within 60 days.
• Hybrid work in Columbia, MD; 1–2 days on-site weekly as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS, especially EKS.
• Support non-cloud (Edge) on-premise and portable infrastructure deployment.
• Automate deployment processes, ensure reliability and scalability of services.
• Manage and maintain Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems; resolve issues.
• Continuously improve processes/tools for high availability and performance.
• Stay current with new technologies and industry trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Python

Bash

Go

Linux

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High school diploma or equivalent with 6 years relevant experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Flux

AWS CLI

Job description

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our hybrid team in Columbia, MD. The role focuses on implementing infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring reliability at scale using Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and Ansible.

You will collaborate with developers to integrate applications, monitor production systems, and stay current with industry trends. DoD 8140/8570 compliance is required or will be obtained within 60 days, with a 1–2 day on-site weekly cadence.