DevOps Engineer (On-Call/Hybrid) - Linux/AWS/Docker/Terraform/Ansible/Git

Description

Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Responsibilities

• Deploying applications.
• Installing and configuring complex software.
• Managing network servers and technology tools.
• Monitoring and maintaining the system for required levels of performance.
• Troubleshooting issues and outages.

Schedule

Candidates will be required to work a rotating pager schedule for emergency 24/7 call‑in support as required (roughly one week out of every 3‑4 weeks). Staff may charge four additional hours for the week they are on call in addition to regular hours. On average, the first team is paged for after‑hours support approximately once every couple of months, with most issues resolvable by phone.

Requirements

Security Clearance: Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable polygraph; therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, or problem diagnosis/resolution. A master’s degree can be substituted for two (2) years of experience.

Required Skills

• Linux
• AWS, MASH, and VMs
• Docker Swarm
• Deployments of distributed web applications (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
• Terraform scripting and VM provisioning
• Ansible scripting and development
• Thorough understanding of Docker & Docker Compose container technology
• Git

Desired Skills

• Python scripting and development
• NiFi maintenance and configuration
• Elasticsearch maintenance and configuration
• Java/Spring Boot (troubleshooting error logs)
• HAProxy
• MongoDB

Pay

Annual Salary: $130,000 – $270,000 (depends on years of experience).

Benefits

• Up to 20% 401(k) contribution (no matching required and vested from day 1)
• Above‑market hourly rates
• $3,600 HSA contribution
• 6 weeks paid time off
• Company‑paid employee medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term & long‑term disability, and AD&D coverage