DevOps Engineer (Cloud Engineer 4) (AWS)

Location: Hybrid role requiring an average of 2–3 days per week on the customer site in Fort Meade, Maryland, United States; onsite frequency and locations may vary based on customer, company, and contract requirements.

Salary: $137,510.00–$185,000.00 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops and deploys big data solutions, cloud-based services, software and systems engineering capabilities, cyber solutions, and data science products.

What you will do

• Support development and deployment of AWS cloud infrastructure, especially EKS.
• Automate deployment processes and implement CI/CD pipelines for reliability and rapid scaling.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into operational infrastructure.
• Monitor production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and maintain high availability and performance.
• Continuously improve infrastructure processes and tools while evaluating new technologies.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Must have or be able to obtain DoD 8140/8570 compliance certifications, such as Security+, within 30 days of hire.
• 9+ years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience with a related bachelor's degree; or 7 years of relevant experience with a related master's degree; or a high school diploma or equivalent with 13 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
• Experience with AWS services including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda for infrastructure deployment and management.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible, plus application, container, and OS deployment, scaling, and management.
• Ability to develop in Python, Bash, or Go; familiarity with Git, Flux, and other development and deployment tools.
• Comfort operating in a terminal-based environment and strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment at the Fort Meade customer site 2–3 days per week, with flexibility for schedule changes.

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Proficiency in Linux system administration and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Git, Flux, Helm, and other development and deployment tools.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
• Experience with K9s, AWS CLI, AWS SNS, AWS SQS, and AWS Diode.
• Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and standard software development tool suites.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining customer-site collaboration with work from home when needed.
• 100% paid employee premiums for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
• 10% 401(k) benefit, generous PTO, and 10 paid holidays.
• Education and training allowances.
• Innovative, collaborative environment focused on solving customer challenges.