DevOps Engineer (AWS/Kubernetes)

Location: Onsite in Columbia, Maryland, United States; 40-hour, 5-day onsite work week required, with occasional off-hours and weekend maintenance shifts.

Salary: $137,510–$195,000 per year; $20,000 sign-on bonus for employees.

Company

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

What you will do

• Support AWS cloud infrastructure, especially EKS, as well as on-premise and portable edge infrastructure.
• Automate deployment processes and improve service reliability, scalability, availability, and performance.
• Manage Kubernetes containers and AWS infrastructure, including infrastructure deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into the infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve complex operational issues.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly U.S. Government Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• 9+ years of DevOps Engineering or Software Development experience with a related bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience with a master's degree or high school diploma.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS services including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda, and configuration management with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with application, container, and operating system deployment, scaling, and management; programming skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
• Proficiency in Linux system administration and troubleshooting, Git, Flux, terminal-based environments, Agile methodologies, and standard development tools.
• DoD 8140/8570 compliance certification such as Security+, plus experience as a technical lead, mentor, or engineering manager.

Nice to have

• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Ceph, Spark, NiFi, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Hive, Drill, Impala, Trino, or Presto.
• Experience with containers, EKS, Diode, CI/CD, and Terraform.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employee premium coverage for healthcare, vision, and dental plans.
• 10% 401(k) benefit.
• Generous paid time off and 10 paid holidays.
• Education and training allowances.
• Off-hours and weekend maintenance shifts are offset by adjusted daytime hours.