Senior DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes & AWS, Hybrid

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid employee premium for health,

Vision and dental coverage

10% 401k benefit

PTO + 10 paid holidays

Education/training allowances

Job summary

Enlighten in Columbia, MD is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a fast-paced team. The role focuses on Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, automation, and Linux administration, with hybrid work 1–2 days per week onsite.

The ideal candidate will have strong Python/Bash/Go skills, Terraform/Ansible experience, and DoD 8140/8570 certifications or willingness to obtain within 60 days. Salary range is disclosed.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret DoD clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• 5+ years in DevOps or software development; or 3 years with a Master's; or 9 years with a HS diploma.
• Kubernetes or other container orchestration; AWS services; Terraform/Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud infra in AWS, especially EKS.
• Automate deployment processes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and AWS infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate apps into infra.
• Monitor production systems and troubleshoot for high availability.
• Improve processes and tools to optimize performance.
• Stay current with new technologies and trends; explore improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Container orchestration

CI/CD

Automation

Linux system administration

Scripting in Bash

Programming in Python

DoD 8140/8570 compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma with 9 years experience

Tools

Kubernetes

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

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Go

Git

Helm

Job description

Enlighten in Columbia, MD is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a fast-paced team. The role focuses on Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, automation, and Linux administration, with hybrid work 1–2 days per week onsite.

The ideal candidate will have strong Python/Bash/Go skills, Terraform/Ansible experience, and DoD 8140/8570 certifications or willingness to obtain within 60 days. Salary range is disclosed.