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Senior DevOps Engineer

ECS

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Top Secret
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CI Polygraph
IT - Security
Redstone Arsenal, AL (On-Site/Office)

Job Description
ECS is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to work in our Redstone Arsenal, AL office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

ECS is seeking a highly experienced and skilled DevOps Engineer with a Top Secret clearance to serve on a mission-critical program for the Department of Justice. In this senior role you will be responsible for providing expert-level technical guidance and support to our team, leveraging your deep knowledge of DevOps practices, cloud computing, and security engineering to ensure the success of our projects.

Responsibilities:
  • Serve as a senior team member for DevOps practices, cloud computing, and security engineering, providing expert-level technical guidance and support to the team.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of DevOps tools, technologies, and best practices, including automation frameworks, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and containerization.
  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud-based infrastructure, leveraging AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of security concepts, including firewalls, encryption, identity management, and hardening, and ensure that all systems and applications meet or exceed security requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless system integration and maintenance, including development, quality assurance, and operations teams.
  • Provide expert-level technical guidance and support to the team, including troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving complex technical issues.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including technical guides, best practices, and knowledge bases.
Required Skills
  • Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI with CI Polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience (required)
  • Demonstrated working knowledge in multiple areas, including:
    • Security Engineering
    • IT systems engineering
    • UI/UX
    • Front-end engineering
    • API development
    • Data engineering
  • AWS/Cloud experience, including design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable and secure cloud-based infrastructure
  • Full lifecycle engineering project experience
  • 5+ years of experience with deploying and maintaining IT development and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Nexus, Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
  • 5+ years of experience with system administrative scripting (bash, Python, etc.)
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with administration of LDAP
  • Experience with building custom solutions within a micro-service driven IT infrastructure
Desired Skills
  • Schedule and coordinate system maintenance activities to reduce impact to the production environment
  • Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization
  • Experience with administration of identity and access management systems
  • Experience with cloud-based security services, including IAM, Cognito, and CloudTrail
  • Experience with cloud-based monitoring and logging services, including CloudWatch and Cloud Logging
  • Experience with cloud-based backup and disaster recovery services, including AWS Backup and AWS CloudFormation


This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a high-security environment, directly supporting national defense and law enforcement initiatives. If you are passionate about securing mission-critical systems and thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, we encourage you to apply.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.
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ECS, a key segment of ASGN Incorporated, is a trusted IT systems integrator serving government agencies. ECS provides modern digital solutions that enable fast and efficient decision making and support the effective execution of government agency operations. ECS’ leading-edge AI, cybersecurity, and open data management solutions boost collaboration, innovation, and worker productivity, improve employee and customer experiences, and protect critical agency data and assets.

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Job Category
IT - Security
Clearance Level
Top Secret
Employer
ECS