Job Description
What you will do:
• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform and Helm Charts to automate deployment and scaling processes.
• Think outside the box and propose new automation solutions to enhance performance and security while reducing costs.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate continuous deployment practices and ensure the reliability of applications.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and templates for integrating solutions like Nessus, CMBDs, and code scans into the CI/CD Pipeline.
• Use configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible) to automate the deployment and configuration of applications and services.
• Leverage Ansible to automate operational tasks and streamline the management of AWS resources and to enhance operational efficiency.
• Implement automated remediations using AWS Lambda and other AWS event-driven services to ensure continuous compliance of the environment.
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, alerting, and self-healing systems to ensure the health and performance of cloud infrastructure and to proactively identify and address potential issues before they impact system performance.
• Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines using industry standard tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline or similar. Automate and streamline release processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and reduce manual errors.
• Assist in post incident root cause analyses to support continuous improvement of Pipeline configurations and automations.
• Automate the implementation of security and compliance management tasks required to ensure compliance to applicable CIS/STIG/SCSEM compliance benchmarks and frameworks.
• Conduct performance analysis and optimization of AWS infrastructure components to enhance system efficiency and reduce latency.
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Required Skills & Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree.
• Proven experience as a DevOps and Automation Engineer.
• In depth knowledge of AWS automation services and expertise in managing cloud infrastructure. Strong development background with hand on experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell, YAML and proficiency in building complex lambda functions / shell scripts for end-to-end automation.
• Experience integrating CI/CD Pipelines with external API integrated solutions to create automated guardrails and gates for infrastructure deployments.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong experience creating, testing, and validating complex git CICD pipeline automations in automation tools such as GitLab (preferred) or Jenkins.
• Broad knowledge of Rest APIs for streamlined workflow automation.
• Strong Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Helm Charts, or similar technologies.
• Hands on experience with version control systems (Git, AWS CodeCommit) and branching strategies.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Amazon Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Kiali, Grafana) and log analysis tools such as ELK stack (Elastic, LogStash, Kibana) and AWS OpenSearch.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust 6C clearance.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.