DevOps Engineer - 3 (Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS)

Akina, Inc. • $185K — $252K *
Annapolis, MD 21401In-Person
Information Technology
15+ years of experience
More than 3 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20 years of experience in systems engineering for similar projects.
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required (or 5 additional years of experience).
  • Expert with Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization tools.
  • Experience with automation and optimization of multiple platforms and applications.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to interface with government and executive teams.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze user requirements and develop system requirements specifications.
  • Lead design and development activities, providing technical leadership across various projects.
  • Guide users in formulating requirements and conducting feasibility studies.
  • Develop technical documentation including system architecture and design.
  • Oversee system development and implementation planning, ensuring technical integrity of deliverables.
  • Communicate with program personnel and government overseers on technical considerations and issues.

Benefits

  • 24 days of PTO annually plus 11 federal holidays.
  • 100% company-paid healthcare for employees, 50% for dependents.
  • 10% direct contribution to 401k, fully vested from day one.
  • Educational assistance for college classes and job training costs.
Full Job Description
TS/SCI - Polygraph required
03-007-DevOps

Description:
Analyzes user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations. Develops technical documentation. Develops system Architecture and system design documentation. Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Required:
***DevOps Engineer position, we are looking for a senior level candidate who is an expert with Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS.***

The Level 3 DevOps Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:
  • Provide optimization and automation across multiple platforms and applications.
  • Drive consistency for deployment and build processes.
  • Utilize modern tools like Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Linux, and much more.
  • You have worked with teams before on large and demonstrable projects (preferably built on with AWS and familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash, Ruby, Python).
  • Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • You understand how to set up a CI/CD pipeline.
  • You understand Agile software development and DevOps practices and can work closely with your peers other mid-to large size teams.
  • Focus on understanding customers' needs and translating those needs from product specifications into functional, production ready code and infrastructure.
  • The following skills are required: AWS (S3, VPCs & Networking, EC2, ECS/EKS). Containerization (Docker, k8s, Registries). IaC (Terraform/Cloud Formation). CI/CD (Jenkins/ GitHub Actions).
  • You are self-driven, self-learner willing to share knowledge and participate actively in a team environment.

Qualifications:
Twenty (20) years of experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
  • Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelors.
Salary Range:
$185k-$252k (Annually)*
* *The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission .
We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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