aqua IT
DevOps Engineer
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code
- Lead and architect scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions across multiple cloud environments
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for complex microservices architectures
- Develop and maintain full-stack applications while ensuring operational excellence and reliability
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production systems
- Drive security-first infrastructure design and implementation
- Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and cloud-native technologies
Qualifications/Skills Required:
- TS/SCI required
- Must be willing to work in SCIF daily or as needed, and participate in on-call rotation for production support as needed
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with significant DevOps focus
- 5+ years of experience with bash/python scripting
- 5+ years of experience with CI/CD tools and practices (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc)
- 5+ years of experience with AWS services and cloud-native architecture patterns
- 3+ years of experience with cloud-native technologies and AWS services (ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, SageMaker, RDS, DynamoDB)
- 3+ years of experience with IAM policies, security groups, and network security
- 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation)
- 3+ years of experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS) and container orchestration
- 3+ years of experience with Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and security documentation
- Proven track record implementing security controls and compliance requirements (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP)
- 3+ years of experience with secrets management and security automation
- Background in security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices (SonarQube, Snyk, etc)
- DevOps: Monitoring (CloudWatch, Prometheus, etc), logging, and alerting
Preferred Qualifications
- Current NGA eligibility and SBU/SECNet/COE accounts
- 3+ years of experience with disaster recovery
- 2+ years in TypeScript, Python (Or OOP), writing and reviewing code for enterprise scale applications
- Container security and runtime protection knowledge
- Security compliance automation and continuous monitoring
- Database administration and optimization (RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB)
- Serverless architecture expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, etc)
- Background in full-stack web development (React, Node.js)
- Experience leading technical initiatives in large-scale environments
- System design experience with focus on scalability and reliability
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements
2026-05-22
Code
AQI-000281
Type
Full-Time
City, State
Herndon OR Springfield, Virginia
Country
United States