Cloud DevOps Engineer III (Top Secret)

About the position As a DevOps Engineer at Parsons, you will play a critical role in bridging the gap between our development and operations teams. You will be responsible for automating and optimizing our software delivery processes, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our applications and infrastructure. You will work closely with our DCSA partners as well as data engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure that our data-driven strategies are effective and aligned with our organizational goals. This role supports remote work, with occasional onsite attendance required for customer-facing meetings in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the software build, test, and deployment processes.
• Integrate various tools and technologies to streamline development workflows and improve efficiency.
• Manage and configure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor and maintain the health, performance, and scalability of cloud-based applications and infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Supports infrastructure, platform, and application systems to develop, deploy and operate software systems in the cloud.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Security+ certification (this cannot be substituted with other security certs).
• 8+ years of experience in a DevOps or related role.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI .
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk.
• Knowledge of security best practices and tools for DevOps.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

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