REQ 8872-OL DevOps Development Lead - DevOps Engineer - Level 4
DevOps Development Lead - DevOps Engineer - Level 4Position Overview: The DevOps Engineer (Development Lead) provides a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system using cutting-edge technologies. The contractor leads sprint planning and team tasking, drives infrastructure technical direction, and owns CI/CD pipeline management and cloud infrastructure cost optimization. This is a senior individual-contributor and team-lead role requiring strong Agile execution discipline, AWS architecture depth, and the ability to communicate and collaborate across engineering and program stakeholder communities.
Key Responsibilities:
AWS Infrastructure Architecture and IaCContainerization and OrchestrationCI/CD Pipeline Management Agile Team Leadership and Sprint Execution
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent combined education and experience (12 or more years of professional experience; or 10 years with a related Master's degree).Must Have (Required):Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) - must be active prior to startCI Polygraph within the last 7 years - must be active prior to start Current DoD 8140 (CWIP) certification - must be active prior to start Extensive experience architecting and managing AWS infrastructure using Terraform and IaC practices Strong background in containerization and orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, ECS, Fargate), Docker, Docker Compose Experience developing and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Argo CD GitOps workflows Proficiency in DevOps scripting languages: Python, Ansible, Terraform Experience performing high-level systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and cost analysis Experience managing sprint workloads and driving team technical direction in an Agile environment Strong communication and collaboration skills with engineers, product owners, and program stakeholders
Nice to Have:
- (2 or more of the following):AWS services depth: EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Bridge, Athena, Step Functions with auto-scalingAWS networking: VPCs, NAT gateways, IP gateways, and network segmentation design
- GitLab CI/CD pipeline design and deployment automation
- Application performance and reliability optimization in collaboration with development teams
- Infrastructure troubleshooting and system uptime management for mission-critical environments
- Kubernetes advanced operations with EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate focus
- Cloud infrastructure cost optimization and AWS spend reduction strategies
Metasys Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.