DevOps Engineer

About the role

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a DevOps Engineer. SES is seeking a DevOps Engineer supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global‑scale multi‑cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Location

Hybrid with on‑site support as needed. Candidates must reside within 50 miles of Boston, MA or Huntsville/Montgomery, AL.

Requirements

• AWS Infrastructure Fundamentals – understanding core AWS services (EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, S3) and ability to manage, troubleshoot, and maintain cloud‑based infrastructure.
• Familiarity with networking concepts (subnets, security groups, routing).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) – experience writing, modifying, and deploying Terraform configurations; understanding of state management, modules, and environment separation; ability to troubleshoot failed deployments and configuration issues.
• Git‑Based Source Control (GitLab preferred) – proficiency with Git workflows (branching, merging, version control); experience working with GitLab or similar platforms; ability to manage and review infrastructure code changes.
• CI/CD Pipelines – understanding of pipeline‑based deployments (build, test, deploy stages); experience troubleshooting pipeline failures; familiarity with automating infrastructure deployments.
• System Administration (Linux/Server Management) – basic system administration skills (file systems, services, permissions); experience managing server configurations and performance; ability to troubleshoot system‑level issues.
• Security Hardening & STIG Compliance – familiarity with system hardening practices; understanding of STIGs or similar security baselines; ability to apply and validate secure configurations.
• Backup and Recovery Operations – understanding of backup strategies and data protection concepts; experience verifying backups and performing restore operations; awareness of disaster recovery principles.
• ServiceNow (Basic Administration) – general familiarity with ServiceNow platform structure and environments; ability to support administrative tasks and environment operations; understanding of how platform performance ties to underlying infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting & Operational Support – ability to diagnose issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and applications; strong problem‑solving skills across multiple technical layers; experience supporting production systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with 8 + years of relevant experience; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Proficiency in C#, .NET, and Angular (JavaScript).
• Interim Secret clearance required to start; ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
• ITIL certification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short‑term disability (STD) and long‑term disability (LTD) insurance.
• Company‑paid life insurance.
• 401(k) with employer contribution.
• Paid time off.
• Pet insurance.