DevOps Engineer

 This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a DevOps Engineer. SES is seeking a DevOps Engineer supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness. 

Location: This position will be remote. 

Requirements

As a DevOps Engineer, you will develop scalable cloud-native solutions, and implement best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security and you will work within a group of DevOps/SRE engineers. This role is essential to ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You’ll work closely with cloud engineers, cybersecurity analysts, and program leadership to drive continuous improvement and deliver value to the mission. 
 

• Work with a group of 5-15 DevOps and SRE engineers to fulfill the requirements for the program
• Implement using software engineering principles to build and maintain scalable, highly reliable, and performant large-scale systems
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure, automated software delivery.
• Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant systems for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Help define, implement and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure service reliability and performance 
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, and CloudWatch 
• Support incident response and postmortem processes to drive continuous improvement 
• Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into application design and deployment 
• support capacity planning including forecasting resource needs to ensure systems can scale effectively.  
• Ensure compliance with security best practices, including IAM, VPC design, and encryption standards 
• Implement DevSecOps pipelines for a variety of technical stacks on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. 
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). 
• Configure and optimize container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker). 
• Maintain high availability, scalability, and performance of cloud-based systems. 
• Configure and maintain virtualized environments to ensure performance, scalability, and security
• Support infrastructure modernization efforts by integrating virtualization solutions into hybrid cloud environments. 
• Implement automated security tools for vulnerability scanning, static/dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST), and container security. 
• Drive consistency for deployment and build processes
• Help establish proactive monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and availability. 
• Respond to and troubleshoot production incidents, performing root cause analysis and resolution. 
• Embed security best practices into the SDLC and CI/CD processes. 
• Supports the development of strategy and integration methodology around design, development and implementation of cloud-based solutions
• Enable the quick development and release of changes and bug-fixes on an as-required basis and incorporate feedback from developers/users.
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

• Must have an active Secret clearance.
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment  
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills 
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and/or Kanban.
• Strong knowledge of security principles, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and encryption techniques. 
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Argo CD). 

Preferred Skills

·       Experience with Zero Trust Architecture

·       Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds

·       Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack). 

·       Solid understanding of networking, Linux/Unix systems, and version control systems (e.g., Git) 

·       Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, Bash, Go). 

·       Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet). 

·       Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). 

·       Example certifications include:  Industry Professional certification Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified AWS SysAdmin, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, AWS Certified Security, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect  

Benefits

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance