DevOps Engineer I with Security Clearance

About the Role

Suvi Global Services is seeking a Jr. DevOps Engineer to support highly visible federal contracts. This role involves security monitoring and auditing, providing recommendations and assistance on systems engineering and development, and supporting various projects. The position is on-site in Herndon, VA, with approximately 25% travel to contract locations within the DMV.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot MySQL (MariaDB) and PostgreSQL databases (e.g., AWS RDS, Aurora, Kubernetes Cloud Native Postgres).
• Focus on AWS and Azure, with a cloud platform agnostic approach.
• Ensure correct deployment of software updates.
• Manage and utilize the Git version control system.
• Maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Troubleshoot source code, identify, and correct errors using debugging tools.
• Ensure comprehensive instrumentation and develop monitoring systems with actionable alerts.
• Automate responsibilities using DevOps tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Jenkins, and Git.
• Build and maintain Kubernetes and cloud-centric CI/CD pipelines using containers.
• Support full application lifecycle development by advising developers on providing stable and secure code.
• Implement NIST 800-53 in Cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) is a plus.
• Familiarity with traditional virtualization platforms.
• Integrate traditional deployments with serverless platforms like the Microsoft Power Platform.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Entry-level Cloud and Kubernetes experience.
• JavaScript/Typescript, Bash, and general programming experience.
• Knowledge of AWS including EKS, Advanced networking, Organizations, Control Tower, and associated services.
• Ability to obtain AWS associate-level certification and Kubernetes developer (CKAD) or administrator (CKA) within 12 months.
• Intro understanding of HTTP performance and security.
• Awareness of Linux and Kubernetes administration and services.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals in the cloud and datacenter.
• Base-level understanding of DevSecOps methodologies and building/operating reliable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, 4+ years of military active duty, or 5+ years of relevant experience in a technical or analytical field.
• Superb written and oral communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with the fundamentals of Agile project management.
• Networking tools such as AWS transit gateway and Fortinet products.
• Knowledge and certification of other cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure, or private platforms such as OpenShift.
• Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash experience.