DevOps Engineer 4 (AWS/Kubernetes)

Location: Maryland, United States

Salary: $230,000–$251,000 per year, plus $57,000–$63,000 in immediately vested company 401(k) contributions

Company

hirify.global develops and supports modernized operational systems built around microservices and cloud technologies.

What you will do

• Develop Infrastructure as Code, scripts, automation, provisioning workflows, and internal tools.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance for RHEL systems.
• Install, configure, and performance-tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics tools.
• Manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Argo CD for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Manage AWS cloud infrastructure and support platform availability, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, and other engineering teams; participate in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Must already hold a TS/SCI clearance with a current Full Scope Polygraph before applying.
• Clearance sponsorship or processing is not available; candidates seeking to obtain clearance do not meet the minimum requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, or equivalent combined education and experience; alternatively, 9 or more years of professional experience, or 7 years with a related master’s degree.
• Ability to support an on-call rotation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• At least two of the following: AWS infrastructure design and maintenance using Terraform and auto scaling; AWS networking with VPCs, NATs, and IP gateways; GitLab CI/CD pipeline management; application performance and reliability optimization; infrastructure troubleshooting and uptime support; Kubernetes experience with EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role based in Maryland.
• Team-oriented DevOps environment emphasizing communication and collaboration.
• Salary includes immediately vested company 401(k) contributions of $57,000–$63,000.
• On-call rotation is required.