DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer Position

Tactibit Technologies seeks a DevOps Engineer to join our team in Suitland, MD. The ideal candidate will have experience with AWS DevOps tools and techniques, and will be passionate about creating new cloud deployment and optimizing enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement new development tools and infrastructure
• Develop and implement fully automated CI/CD pipelines in an enterprise cloud environment
• Design and build serverless applications and infrastructure as code in the cloud following development standards and best practices
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results
• Develop tools, architecture components, and APIs in support of scientific application deployment
• Collaborate with software developers, scientists, system/network administrators, and other technical experts to automate cloud deployments and manage CI/CD pipelines
• Function in a DevOps environment supporting development, testing, operations, and troubleshooting in a mission-critical environment
• Support security testing, hardening, and assessments to meet strict compliance and operational security requirements

Requirements

• Experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar software engineering role
• Good knowledge of Python and/or other common programming languages
• 4+ years of experience of using AWS cloud services
• Experience with core AWS services including CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, S3, and Lambda
• Experience with version control systems (preferably Git) and issue tracking software (preferably Jira)
• Familiarity with modern DevOps principles, practices, methods, and tools
• Understanding of security best practices
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other related area
• US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and able to pass a full background investigation to obtain a security badge to enter the applicable government facility

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Federal government environments and concepts including FedRAMP, NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-53 security controls
• Experience with containerized workloads in the cloud using Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) using CloudFormation or Terraform
• Educational background or experience in satellites and/or remote sensing
• Industry certifications such as AWS certifications, CCSP, Cloud+, Security+, and GCLD