DevOps Engineer

• • Secret Clearance is required • • Must be a U.S. Citizen Title: DevOps Engineer Locations: Lexington, MA (Hybrid) Position Type: Contract Duration: 3+ Years Start Date: 11/03/2025 End Date: 11/02/2028 Pay Rate: $100-115 W2 Description: • Builds and maintains the production infrastructure and services for software development. • Ensures proper security for the infrastructure. • Troubleshoots production issues. • Experience with a variety of scripting languages for automating tasks, generating reports, and creating tools (e.g. Go, Java, C++, Python, Perl, Shell). • Experience with a continuous integration and delivery model of deploying software. • Possesses automation skills with Chef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack or similar. • Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab, etc.). • Has working knowledge of software development methodologies including code profiling, regression testing, continuous integration and push button deployments. • Experience with high-availability, high-performance, open source web technologies. • Automates all infrastructure build out in VMWare, AWS, or Azure environments utilizing Ansible, Packer, and Terraform. Description: • Design, implement, and maintain systems architectures, CI/CD automation, and other components of full lifecycle DevSecOps processes which are core to the group's success. In addition to design and implementation of architectures, the candidate shall support day-to-day operations of DevSecOps systems as well as episodic support of demonstrations and other event-based deliverables. • Technical skills in software development, shell scripting, Cloud/Unix system provisioning/install, CI/CD pipelines, and application deployment and monitoring in a Kubernetes environment are expected. • Critical soft skills for success are ability to learn new technical skills, collaborate closely with and provide constructive feedback to team members across a range of skill sets and technical areas. The candidate will be required to take ownership of problems and provide solutions. Required Skills (Must Have): • Kubernetes • Docker • Containerization • Jenkins or a similar automation system • Nexus or Artifactory • CI/CD with containers/Cloud technologies • Automation within the development processes • Build infrastructure • GIT • Java build tools • Python, Python build tools • Linux (sysadmin skills) • VMWare infrastructure • Security+ certification or actively working towards it Preferred Skills (Nice to Have): • Ability to develop in Java • Release engineering • Systems integration experience • Troubleshooting Network and Firewall connectivity • Experience with cloud provisioning technologies • Ansible, Salt • Application hardening/STIG • Implementing authN/authZ frameworks, and/or custom software stacks • Experience supporting small teams (3-5 ppl)