Senior DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes, AWS & Big Data

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premium paid

401k 10% match

PTO + holidays

Education allowances

Job summary

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced team at Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and automation to support edge and cloud infrastructure.

A Top Secret/SCI-ready background is required, with strong scripting in Python/Bash and Go. The ideal candidate will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and drive reliability, scalability, and security in a dynamic data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Requires Top Secret U.S. Government Clearance (TS/SCI preferred) and U.S. Citizenship.
• 5+ years in DevOps Engineering or Software Development with Bachelor’s; or 3 years with Master’s.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or similar container orchestration.
• Proficiency in AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda).
• Experience with Terraform and Ansible for config management.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud infrastructure deployment in AWS (EKS) and on-prem/edge environments.
• Automate deployment processes; ensure reliability, scalability, and high availability.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and cloud infrastructure; monitor production systems.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate applications into infra; troubleshoot issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead teams on engineering initiatives.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Go

Git

Linux

AGILE

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Kubectl

CI/CD pipelines

Flux

Job description

Enlighten is seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced team at Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and automation to support edge and cloud infrastructure.

A Top Secret/SCI-ready background is required, with strong scripting in Python/Bash and Go. The ideal candidate will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and drive reliability, scalability, and security in a dynamic data-driven environment.