Software Engineer SME

Evlos Technology; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Evlos Technology is seeking a DevOps/System Engineer to join a team that designs, implements, and maintains DevOps resources for multiple product teams. A TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance and U.S. Citizenship are required.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can automate build and deployment across cloud-native environments. You will develop IaC, manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and ensure system reliability and performance using tools like GitLab CI/CD, Argo CD, Elasticsearch, and

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and maintaining DevOps pipelines and IaC.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, Python and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with AWS services and cloud-native tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop IaC and scripting to automate tasks, provision services, and build tools.
• Install, configure, and tune performance using Kubernetes and cloud-native logging/metrics (Elasticsearch, Grafana/Prometheus).
• Manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment with GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS cloud platforms including EC2, Lambdas, EKS, RDS, S3, EFS, EBS.

Skills

Self-starter

Team-oriented

Communication

Automation mindset

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Kubernetes

AWS

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

Elasticsearch

Grafana/Prometheus

EC2

Lambdas

EKS

RDS

S3

EFS

EBS

Job description

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Other Requirements: U.S. Citizenship

Part of a team that designs, implements, and maintains DevOps resources for multiple product teams and enables teams to automate build and deployment where possible. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who has a deep understanding of the needed technologies and the initiative to learn new skills. The System Engineer will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Developing Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools. Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing: Kubernetes and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools (i.e. Elasticsearch, Grafana/Prometheus).
• Managing Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).

Communication and collaboration

DevOps is a team-oriented discipline. Engineers need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.

Desired skills

• Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, Lambdas, EKS, RDS, S3, EFS, EBS, using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS.
• Familiarity with FOSS tools such as Elasticsearch, Prometheus/Grafana, PGAdmin, etc. that can be installed in Kubernetes via helm chart.
• Familiarity with various Kubernetes storage class types such as GP3. Longhorn, EBS, etc.