DevOps Engineer I (Ability to Obtain Secret clearance Required)

Suvi Global Services is seeking a junior DevOps Engineer to support federal contracts through security monitoring and auditing. The role works with clients and technical teams on systems engineering and development, supports project needs, and helps build and maintain cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot MySQL (MariaDB) and Postgresql databases deployed with services like AWS RDS and Aurora, or Kubernetes Cloud Native Postgres
• Cloud platform agnostic with a focus on AWS and Azure
• Ensure software updates are correctly deployed
• Manage and use the Git version control system
• Maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Troubleshoot source code, identify, and correct errors using systems debugging tools
• Ensure all systems have broad useful instrumentation in place and develop monitoring systems that provide actionable alerts based on those metrics
• Make use of DevOps tools, such as Terraform, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Jenkins, and Git to write tools that automate everything you are responsible for
• Build and maintain Kubernetes and cloud centric CI/CD pipeline the use of containers
• Support full application lifecycle development by advising developers on how to provide stable and secure code
• Understanding of security best practices and ability to implement NIST 800-53 in Cloud environments
• Understanding of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) is a plus
• Familiar with traditional virtualization platforms
• Integrate traditional deployments with serverless platforms such as the Microsoft Power Platform

Skills

• US Citizenship required with an ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance
• Bachelor's degree, 4+ years of military active duty, or 5+ years relevant experience in a technical or analytical field
• Entry level Cloud and Kubernetes experience
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Base level understanding of DevSecOps methodologies and how to build and operate reliable systems
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals in the cloud and datacenter
• JavaScript/Typescript, Bash, and general programming experience
• Knowledge of AWS including EKS, Advanced networking, Organizations, Control Tower, and associated services
• Ability to obtain AWS associate level certification, and Kubernetes developer (CKAD) or administrator (CKA) within 12 months
• Intro understanding of HTTP performance and security
• Aware of Linux and Kubernetes administration and services
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of Agile project management
• Networking tools such as AWS transit gateway and Fortinet products
• Knowledge and certification of other cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure, or private platforms such as OpenShift
• Elasticsearch, Kibana and Logstash experience

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• A range of other voluntary benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for regular full-time and part-time employees
• Growth opportunities
• Excellent retirement options

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