[Remote] AWS DevOps Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Entarian is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to support the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic). The engineer will focus on the design, optimization, and sustainment of AWS cloud environments, ensuring high performance, security, and availability in a fast-paced, government-contracted environment.
Responsibilities
- Engineer and maintain optimal performance and availability of customer AWS environments using IaC and automation
- Diagnose and resolve complex cloud infrastructure issues and provide support for technical hurdles related to cloud systems
- Work closely with IT stakeholders, developers, security analysts, and project managers to align infrastructure with business goals
- Lead automation initiatives and provide guidance/mentoring to junior engineering staff
- Create and maintain technical documentation for architecture decisions, automation processes, and compliance artifacts
Skills
- Active Secret Security Clearance
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., EE, CE, CS, IT, or IS)
- Undergraduate degrees must be ABET-accredited
- Post-secondary education must be institutions that hold regional accreditation (MSCHE, NWCCU, HLC, NECHE, SACSCOC, or WASC WSCUC)
- 10+ years of professional software/network engineering experience with a Master's degree
- 14+ years of professional software/network engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree
- Experience must include research, design, and development of computer/network software or specialized utilities (including application database maintenance)
- Current Security+ certification
- Agile Developer or Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) certification
- Infrastructure Management: Engineer and maintain optimal performance and availability of customer AWS environments using IaC and automation
- Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex cloud infrastructure issues and provide support for technical hurdles related to cloud systems
- Collaboration: Work closely with IT stakeholders, developers, security analysts, and project managers to align infrastructure with business goals
- Leadership & Mentoring: Lead automation initiatives and provide guidance/mentoring to junior engineering staff
- Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for architecture decisions, automation processes, and compliance artifacts
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep proficiency in CloudFormation or Terraform for repeatable deployments
- Cloud Networking: Advanced knowledge of VPC peering, Transit Gateway, Route 53, and VPNs, including hybrid-cloud integration
- Automation & Scripting: Skilled in Python, Bash, or PowerShell, alongside tools like Ansible and AWS Systems Manager
- CI/CD & DevOps: Experience designing pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
- Observability: Implementation of monitoring and logging via CloudWatch, AWS Config, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk
- Containerization: Familiarity with Docker, ECS, EKS, and Kubernetes
- Security Standards: Deep understanding of federal regulations including NIST 800-53 and Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- AWS Security Tools: Expertise in IAM policies, encryption, logging, and monitoring
- Risk Mitigation: Ability to assess and mitigate risks within cloud environments to ensure strict adherence to government requirements
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- Management: ITIL or PMP certifications
- Orchestration: Experience specifically managing Kubernetes clusters in a production environment
Benefits
- Full Time W/Benefits Ret Match
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