Jr DevOps Specialist
Science and Technology Corporation (STC) is a science, sensors, and systems company founded in 1979, supporting various federal agencies. They are seeking a Junior DevOps Specialist to assist with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, AWS cloud infrastructure, and Kubernetes deployments for the National Weather Service's mission-critical applications.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for micro-frontends and microservices
- Support automated testing, security scanning, and deployment workflows
- Assist with container builds and management of AWS ECR container registries
- Support GitOps workflows and deployment automation activities
- Assist with implementing blue-green and canary deployment strategies
- Support provisioning and management of infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
- Assist with AWS cloud services including EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, CloudFront, API Gateway, and Application Load Balancers
- Support auto-scaling, monitoring, cost optimization, and disaster recovery activities
- Assist with cloud infrastructure maintenance and deployment support
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads including Deployments and StatefulSets
- Support Helm chart development and application packaging activities
- Assist with troubleshooting pod failures, deployment issues, and resource constraints
- Support Kubernetes cluster operations and monitoring activities
- Support FISMA High and FedRAMP Moderate compliance activities
- Assist with IAM policy management, Secrets Manager, and encryption configurations
- Support network security configurations including WAF and Security Groups
- Assist with AWS Config and Security Hub audit activities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 1–2 years of experience supporting DevOps, cloud infrastructure, system administration, or related technical work
- Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, or EKS
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
- Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Node.js
- Basic understanding of Infrastructure as Code concepts using Terraform or AWS CDK
- Familiarity with Linux administration and Git version control
- Understanding of networking fundamentals including VPCs and load balancers
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively within a collaborative Agile team environment
- Experience supporting federal government systems or compliance environments such as FISMA or FedRAMP
- AWS or Kubernetes certifications such as Solutions Architect, CKA, or CKAD are a plus
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Sentry
- Exposure to GitOps, ArgoCD, or service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
- Familiarity with microservices and micro-frontend architectures
- Experience supporting real-time web applications is a plus
Benefits
- Paid Time Off Starting at 80 hrs/yr, 11 Federal holidays, and 56 hrs/yr Sick Leave
- 401K with up to 4% employer matching contribution
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Tuition reimbursement
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