DevOps Engineer IV

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer IV to join our team! Specifically, we are seeking a DevOps Development Lead on a team working to provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting edge technologies.Extensive experience architecting infrastructure leveraging AWS technologies and servicesDeveloping Infrastructure As Code (IaC) and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools. Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Python, Ansible, and Terraform.Strong background in containerization technologies: install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Docker, Docker Compose, etc.Perform high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, cost analysis, implementation, and complex issue resolutions.Cloud infrastructure cost savings: iteratively evaluate costs, recommend cost savings measures, reduce maintenance, and reduce AWS services costs.Sprint priority decomposition and ticket generation to align with internal team priorities.Manage team tasking and sprint workloads, keeping the team on task and executing in an orchestrated manner.Tracking ticket execution while driving technical direction of the infrastructure to align with the program and product needs.Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.Communication and collaboration: Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.Requirements Twelve (12) years experience as a DevOps Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is requiredBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.Four (4) years of additional Engineer experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.Current CWIP (DoD 8140) certificateDesiredDesign, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.Understanding of AWS networking principles to include VPCs, NATs, IP Gateway.Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processesCollaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptimeKubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate