DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

InterImage · Annapolis Junction, United States (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-06-23

Salary: USD 117,000–233,000

Workplace: hybrid

Description

Active Security Clearance w/ Polygraph Required

We are seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer to support the Report Authoring and Dissemination (RAD) modernization effort. This initiative focuses on converging multiple authoring, dissemination, and supporting capabilities into a modernized, scalable, and highly available platform supporting mission-critical operations.

The selected candidate will play a key role in designing, deploying, automating, and maintaining complex distributed systems and applications across cloud and virtualized environments. This position requires a strong understanding of infrastructure automation, containerized application deployment, CI/CD pipelines, system administration, and troubleshooting within Linux-based environments.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced operational environments, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and is passionate about improving system reliability, scalability, and performance through automation and DevOps best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain mission-critical applications supporting the RAD platform.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Provision and manage cloud and virtual infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) methodologies.
• Develop and maintain Terraform and Ansible automation scripts for infrastructure deployment, configuration management, and operational support.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Linux-based servers and environments.
• Monitor system health, performance, and availability to ensure operational requirements are consistently met.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve application, infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues.
• Support containerized application deployments using Docker Swarm, Docker Compose, and related technologies.
• Collaborate closely with software developers, system administrators, and architects to support application modernization initiatives.
• Implement security best practices, patch management, and system hardening procedures.
• Support distributed web applications and microservice-based architectures.
• Participate in system upgrades, release management activities, and environment maintenance.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.
• Provide on-call support through a rotating pager schedule to ensure timely response to production incidents and operational emergencies.

Multiple Levels Of Performance

$117,000 - $233,000

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Experience administering and supporting Linux operating systems in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, virtual machine management, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong experience with Docker container technologies, including Docker Swarm and Docker Compose.
• Experience deploying and maintaining distributed web applications.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines utilizing tools such as GitLab CI/CD.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, including Terraform.
• Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.
• Strong understanding of Git source control and branching strategies.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems, application deployments, and infrastructure issues.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a cross-functional team.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing automation and utility scripts using Python.
• Experience administering and configuring Apache NiFi data flow environments.
• Experience supporting and maintaining Elasticsearch clusters.
• Familiarity with Java and Spring Boot applications, including application log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Experience configuring and supporting HAProxy load balancing solutions.
• Experience administering MongoDB databases.
• Familiarity with distributed system architectures and large-scale enterprise applications.
• Experience supporting modernization or cloud migration initiatives.

Operational Requirements

• Candidates must participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call support schedule.
• On-call duty is typically one week every 4–6 weeks.
• Engineers are compensated for an additional four hours during their assigned on-call week, in addition to any hours worked responding to incidents.
• Ability to respond to and troubleshoot critical system issues during off-hours when required.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative Agile environment.
• Self-starter capable of managing competing priorities and delivering results.
• Passion for automation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Impact

This role provides an opportunity to directly influence the modernization of mission-critical reporting and dissemination capabilities by implementing scalable infrastructure, improving deployment automation, and enhancing overall system reliability for operational users.

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