Key skills
PythonShellAWSAzureTerraformDockerAnsibleECSPostgreSQLGitHubGitLabAtlassianJiraConfluenceAgileScrumCI/CDLeadershipCommunicationCloud Security
About this role
ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government, and they are seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic data team supporting the Department of Homeland Security. The role involves maintaining and enhancing a robust data sharing platform, developing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability and reliability of the platform.
Responsibilities:
- Configuration management and testing of complex software engineering infrastructures utilized by code development teams
- Working closely with architects, developers, technical leads, etc. to collect requirements and design solutions
- Using scripting/programming skills to solve problems
- Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing of applications and infrastructure
- Performing O&M support on applications of various sizes and complexity
- Continuously evaluating and recommending best technologies for platform implementation and improvement
- Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and reliability of the platform
- Being an active and collaborative member of an Agile/Scrum team and following all Agile/Scrum best practices
- Collaborating with others as part of a cross-functional team that includes data architects, data scientists, DBAs, security engineers, etc
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional experience supporting DevOps engineering
- Bachelor's degree in IT discipline
- Strong technical skills, including proficiency in programming languages such as Python
- Familiar with DevOps and CI/CD processes, methodologies, and philosophies
- Experience with Docker containerization and code management in GitHub or GitLab
- Strong background in Linux system administration/shell scripting
- Experience with working in cloud environments such as AWS/Azure
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance
- Cloud security (AWS/Azure) certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional)
- Prior professional services or federal consulting experience; experience supporting DHS preferred
- Experience with the Atlassian suite (Jira/Confluence)
- Experience with configuration or infrastructure management tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)
- Understanding of modern Big Data technologies
- Experience with database technologies such as PostgreSQL
- Previous experience in working with data lakes and data warehouses
- Background in computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics, or equivalent