Jr. DevOps Engineer (Python, CI/CD)
Jr. DevOps Engineer (Python, CI/CD) Washington, District of Columbia Hybrid 3 days in Office, 2 Days RemoteThe initial engagement requires United States citizenship This is a hybrid work arrangement based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and the commuting cadence varies by assignment. The initial engagement requires United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination.
Requirements:
- 1+ years of experience in software development, platform engineering, or operations engineering
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Practical use of one or more pipeline tools, grounded in a working knowledge of CI/CD concepts
- Ability to write scripts in Python (Bash or PowerShell skills a plus)
- Familiarity with Docker and containerization, together with the cloud services AWS offers
- Exposure to tools that express infrastructure as code, for example Cloud
- Formation or Terraform
- A basic understanding of how containers are orchestrated
- Experience with the fundamentals of Linux
- Knowledge of web applications and application programming interfaces, together with networking concepts and load balancing
- Grounding in the principles of cloud security and in practices for delivering software securely
- Skill at tracking down and resolving problems in infrastructure and in deployments
- Experience generating and reviewing code with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot
- Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel
- PreferredPrior work in information technology for the federal government
- Exposure to one or more of these areas: Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, NIST SP 800-53 controls, or Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) compliance
- An AWS certification or practical experience delivering production workloads on AWSA background with security tooling or vulnerability scanning, for example dynamic application security testing (DAST), policy-as-code, or static application security testing (SAST)
Benefits:
This is a full-time W-2 position with a salary. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums; employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance; a 401(k) with an employer match of up to 4% of salary; unlimited paid time off; and sponsored professional certifications and continuing education.