AWS DevSecOps Engineer (Information Technology)

At Technatomy, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer's success. We provide solutions to agencies and entities including Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, and National Institute of Health, and more. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

We are seeking experienced AWS DevSecOps Engineers to help modernize and enhance an existing enterprise system that connects healthcare providers directly with millions of US veterans seeking clinical care. We're looking for well-rounded team members to design and configure cloud native platforms and services as well as establish, monitor, automate, optimize and maintain DevSecOps components such as the CI/CD pipelines. We have multiple projects requiring the AWS DevSecOps expertise which require our Engineers to help manage and ensure optimal performance of major application and integration platforms for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Strong working knowledge of both AWS GovCloud Engineering and DevOps principles is critical in this role. The successful candidate will be responsive, have great attention-to-detail skills coupled with ability to design cloud systems with forethought and a talent to quickly analyze and troubleshoot issues and provide prompt resolution. In addition, the candidate will be adept at using various AWS monitoring solutions and provide oversight to manage code quality tracking for various applications using automated tools.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Maintain and ensure near 100% uptime for API integration platform for the customer adhering to Service Level Agreement expectations.

·        Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, leveraging Amazon Controller for Kubernetes (ACK) and Service Mesh technologies to support microservices architectures.

·        Design, implement, configure, deploy and monitor AWS cloud services (EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, Route 53, CloudFormation, ECR, ECS, EKS, etc.).

·        Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, ensuring consistency and scalability.

·        Deliver cloud native DevSecOps automation through Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Helm, Argo Rollouts etc.

·        Implement cloud monitoring tools such as Datadog, CloudWatch and CloudTrail, integrate them into the customer's DevOps processes, and optimize the cloud solution based on the results of such monitoring.

·        Develop, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Ansible.

·        Manage application secrets and sensitive data using Vault, ensuring secure deployment pipelines and compliance with security best practices and improving the security posture.

·        Integrate CodeClimate for continuous code quality tracking and collaborate with development teams to uphold high standards.

·        Implement AWS services to improve security posture, in alignment with the customer's DevSecOps processes.

·        Document aspects of the AWS environment.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

·        Minimum five (5) years of experience as an AWS DevOps Engineer.

·        Minimum Two (2) years of experience with AWS monitoring and management tools like Datadog, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Config, and AWS Systems Manager for tracking the performance and health of applications and services.

·        Minimum two (2) years of experience with CI/CD pipeline creation and management using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.

·        Minimum one (1) year of experience with IaC tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.

·        Solid experience managing Kubernetes environments, including deployment, scaling, and securing clusters, with exposure to Amazon Controller for Kubernetes (ACK) and Service Mesh solutions.

·        Proficiency in key AWS services such as Amazon EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Route 53, Lambda, Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and CloudFormation.

·        Strong scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or similar languages for automation.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS DESIRED:

·        Experience working with Federal agencies is a plus.

·        Experience with managing integrations between Salesforce applications in AWS is a plus.

·        Experience managing API or integration platforms in AWS.

·        Good understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP) and security best practices.

·        Experience with progressive deployment strategies (blue-green, canary deployments).

·        Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway).

·        Experience working with cloud security scanning tools and applying remediations.

·        Experience with CodeClimate.

·        AWS Certifications - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (preferred) and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.

E    EDUCATION:

·        Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field.

CLEARANCE: 

·        Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

WORK LOCATION:

·        Remote

Technatomy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Technatomy Corporation to afford equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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