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: This position is hybrid with on-site support as needed. Candidate must be within 50 miles of Boston, MA or Huntsville/Montgomery, AL.

Requirements

• AWS Infrastructure Fundamentals: Understanding of core AWS services (EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, S3); 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

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience (additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree). Coding language experience required: C#, .NET, Angular (Javascript). Interim Secret clearance required to start; Ability to obtain Secret clearance required to maintain employment. US citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
• ITIL Certification

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance