Devops Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Omniscius Consulting. Laurel · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $120,000–$167,500 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Review current systems and capabilities, then identify what should move to cloud and where DevOps practices can expand
- Map cloud-transition needs across data, software changes, security, legal matters and compliance
- Coordinate migration priorities and ongoing operations with system administrators and other technical teams
- Automate administration and deployments, and roll out patches, kernel updates and software upgrades
- Support cloud-related software changes, CI/CD workflows, deployment plans and technical documentation
What you bring
- An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- At least two years working with cloud technologies and at least three years in software engineering, or the stated degree substitution
- Practical experience applying DevOps practices and working with CI/CD processes and tools
- Experience maintaining technical documentation and contributing in Agile development teams
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone who can work across cloud migration, automation and system operations with technical colleagues. You’ll support a Government program in Laurel, Maryland.
From the employer
Our client is seeking a DevOps Engineer / Cloud Engineer Level 1 to support a mission-critical Government program in Laurel, MD. This position will support the transition, integration, automation, and operation of applications and capabilities within cloud environments.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS, Ansible, CI/CD, Linux, infrastructure automation, and DevOps methodologies, with the ability to work closely with system administrators, developers, and other technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess existing capabilities and identify opportunities to expand DevOps adoption and transition applications and systems into cloud environments.
- Analyze existing systems to identify data migration, software modification, security, legal, and compliance requirements associated with cloud transformation.
- Collaborate with System Administrators to plan, prioritize, and coordinate technical activities supporting cloud migration and ongoing system operations.
- Use Ansible and other automation and configuration management tools to streamline system administration, deployment, and operational processes.
- Plan, test, and deploy system security patches, kernel updates, and software upgrades using established patch and configuration management tools.
- Support the design, development, and testing of software modifications required for cloud migration.
- Develop, test, and coordinate deployment plans for application and infrastructure changes within cloud environments.
- Apply cloud engineering best practices to improve system performance, reliability, automation, scalability, and resource utilization.
- Support Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) processes and automation.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation.
- Participate in Agile development and engineering activities.
Technology Stack
- AWS
- Ansible
- Docker
- Elasticsearch
- Terraform
- Jenkins
- Linux
- Windows
- GitLab
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related technical discipline and at least 3 years of software development/engineering experience.
- An additional 4 years of software development experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
- At least 2 years of experience working with cloud technologies.
- Experience implementing, managing, or optimizing DevOps practices within a project or organization.
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles, tools, and methodologies, including automation and continuous improvement.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD processes and technologies.
- Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation.
- Experience working within Agile development methodologies.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional technical teams.
Desired Qualifications
- Relevant certifications in AWS, DevOps, cloud engineering, or related technologies.
- Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite, including Jira and Confluence.
- Experience managing and supporting systems hosted within AWS or other virtualized/cloud environments.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation technologies such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
- Experience supporting Linux and Windows environments.
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