DevOps Engineer

QBA Worldwide is building a team supporting a U.S. Federal Government technology modernization program underpinning the U.S. capital markets. The DevOps Engineer will automate, secure, optimize, and maintain AWS or Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for the DHS USCIS FINCH program, improving deployment efficiency, reliability, security, performance, and scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain secure, resilient, high-performing, cloud-native infrastructure architectures compliant with NIST SP 800-53
• Assess architectures and designs for security vulnerabilities and recommend and implement appropriate alternatives
• Develop customized DevOps security tools and collaborate with other technical teams
• Use AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, and dependency-management tools to support cloud environments and development processes
• Use configuration management and infrastructure automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Multipass, to deploy cloud infrastructure, platform stacks, HTTP/TLS security controls, and compliance assets
• Automate routine operational tasks to improve scalability and repeatability
• Create and manage automated release operations
• Develop desired-state, automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Spinnaker, and other relevant CI/CD tools
• Create CI/CD pipelines using Pipeline as Code
• Deploy cloud infrastructure by writing Infrastructure as Code, manifests, and automation scripts
• Integrate security controls, code-quality gates, and release-quality gates into CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and network-related issues
• Participate in coding challenges when required

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional DevOps experience
• Experience building and operating systems and applications on AWS or Azure
• Experience working in large and complex computing environments
• Linux-based operating systems
• Shell and Bash scripting
• Python programming
• Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision and manage large applications and their supporting infrastructure
• Docker image creation and containerization
• Kubernetes cluster deployment and management
• Command-line interfaces and automation of repeatable processes
• Pipeline as Code for creating complex, multistage CI/CD pipelines
• CI/CD automation and implementation of code-quality and release-quality gates
• Cloud security and integration of security-quality gates into CI/CD pipelines
• Deep understanding of computer networking, routing, load balancing, APIs, and web applications
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and network-related issues
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, including generating, reviewing, and validating code within AI-driven workflows
• U.S. citizenship
• Current residence within the continental United States
• Willingness to work Eastern Time business hours
• Ability to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
• Active or current DHS-USCIS Entry on Duty clearance or investigation