DevOps Engineer

Location: Hybrid/Remote- Candidate must have ability to be onsite in Suitland/Bowie, MD as needed

Years’ Experience: 7 years

Education: Bachelor degree in IT related field

Work Authorization: Must show that applicant is legally permitted to work in the United States.

Clearance: Applicants must be able to meet the requirements to obtain up to a Secret security clearance. NOTE: United States Citizenship is required to be eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Key Skills:

• Must have experience deploying services with AWS Cloud (EKS)
• Experience with deploying and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code using declarative languages such as Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible and other containerization and orchestration tools
• Experience with GitHub/GitLab account with open source contributions
• Certification in AWS and/or Kubernetes a bonus

Responsibilities

• Work in an Agile environment as part of a full design and development team, participating in scrum ceremonies, interacting with and supporting our customer.
• Deploy new CI/CD workflows and improve the scope of existing ones.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for containerization and DevSecOps and provide relevant advice to team members and customers.
• Design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS, with a focus on leveraging Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) for container orchestration.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Docker, Terraform and Ansible, ensuring that all cloud resources are versioned, documented, and reproducible.
• Exhibit strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, optimize resource utilization, and implement best practices for cloud security and compliance.
• Create comprehensive documentation for infrastructure architectures, deployment processes, and operational procedures, ensuring clarity and consistency across the engineering team.
• Design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for various applications.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
• Bachelor degree required
• Must be able to obtain up to a Secret security clearance
• Must have experience deploying services with AWS (EKS)
• Strong expertise of Containerization and Orchestration concepts
• Proven experience with AWS cloud services, including a deep understanding of EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, and other core AWS technologies.
• Proficiency in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Docker, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions with a focus on automation and efficiency.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, particularly Ansible and Terraform, with a strong emphasis on automation and configuration management.
• Experience with end-to-end automation of CI/CD containerized pipelines (Jenkin, Dockers or Bitbucket)
• Experience with Kubernetes and container-native workflows
• Experience with deploying containerized Apache / Tomcat and Java applications with build, test, and deploy stages including security checks during stages
• Hands-on experience administering Linux operating systems (configuring services, cron, bash scripting, hardening, etc.)
• Experience in creating and maintaining detailed technical documentation, including infrastructure designs, deployment strategies, and operational procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, analyze complex systems, and solve challenging technical problems.
• Certification in AWS and/or Kubernetes a bonus

About Sparibis

Sparibis LLC is a professional solution firm that Clients rely on to access the best talent to drive their business success.

Sparibis is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.