DevOps Engineer-Senior/Expert

• Type: Contract
• Job #4049

Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Herndon, VA
Salary Range: 1$80 - $230k
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *

The DevOps Engineer will leverage their technical background to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. You will be trained in DevOps and work alongside a collaborative team of Software Developers, Systems Development Engineers, Network Engineers, and Data Engineers to develop unique software that enables customer networks to safely operate at scale.

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Deploying and provisioning AWS resources including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to support scalable architecture
Building, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using GitLab and GitHub
Running routine vulnerability scans, applying patches, and updating cloud and physical infrastructures to ensure security compliance
Designing and maintaining Kubernetes and EKS clusters to ensure high availability and productivity for the development team
Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure complete and functional systems that meet all requirements
Recommending, and when approved, implementing process and policy improvements
10+ years' experience with DevOps, front end development or full stack development
Experience with Bash scripting
Experience working within AWS (Amazon Web Services) environments
Experience working with Linux administration and systems design
Experience creating CI/CD pipelines
Experience with network documentation including security compliance, configuration management, and patching.