DevOps Engineer

About Samtek

At Samtek, we're redefining cloud innovation as an engineer-owned and operated, SBA-certified minority-owned small business founded in 2018. Our mission is simple: empower federal agencies and large enterprises with cutting-edge DevSecOps and cloud transformation solutions that drive security, scalability, and speed. From cloud-native application development and platform engineering to robust security implementations, data center migrations, and seamless operations, we deliver modern IT services backed by over 50 years of collective expertise.

We're a diverse, collaborative team that's passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology. Our culture thrives on curiosity, inclusivity, and real impact—whether it's optimizing cloud environments for mission-critical operations or fostering innovation in a supportive, hybrid work setting. Join us to work on high-stakes projects that matter, grow alongside top talent, and be part of a company that's not just building the future of cloud computing, but shaping it.

Samtek: Where engineers lead, and excellence follows.

Position Summary

We’re seeking a motivated DevOps Engineer to support cloud modernization efforts for a large federal agency under the COMET contract. This role contributes to the delivery and maintenance of enterprise-grade DevSecOps capabilities across a broad AWS environment, supporting hundreds of applications and thousands of developers.

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration platforms, and security tooling. You’ll gain hands-on experience with technologies like AWS, EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), CloudBees CI, JFrog Artifactory and Xray, SonarQube Data Center Edition (DCE), and Snyk, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable and secure delivery platforms.

Key Responsibilities

·Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise DevSecOps and CI/CD platforms in CMS Hybrid Cloud environments, including CloudBees CI/Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory and Xray, SonarQube Data Center Edition (DCE), and Snyk.

·Support CloudBees CI/Jenkins environments serving 300+ applications; manage controllers, governance, performance tuning, and platform reliability.

·Operate Jenkins controller architectures on Amazon EKS, including Karpenter-based autoscaling, capacity planning, high availability, and scalability.

·Administer SonarQube DCE, including upgrades, capacity and performance management, and code quality governance.

·Manage JFrog Artifactory and Xray repositories, including artifact retention, storage optimization, and repository lifecycle management.

·Administer Snyk integrations, policies, vulnerability governance and remediation workflows, reporting, and developer onboarding.

·Monitor platform health and performance; provide Tier 3 support, resolve complex issues, and partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to improve resilience and address bottlenecks.

·Collaborate with engineering and security teams to support FISMA Moderate and applicable federal compliance requirements.

·Improve automation and self-service developer workflows; document configurations, operational procedures, and best practices; participate in sprint planning and knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or related technical roles
• Familiarity with AWS services and solid understanding of container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS or ECS)
• Experience supporting CloudBees CI/Jenkins environments serving hundreds of applications and managing controller deployments at scale.
• Strong experience operating Jenkins on Kubernetes/EKS, including Karpenter-based infrastructure designs.
• Experience administering SonarQube Data Center Edition in highly available enterprise environments.
• Experience managing JFrog Artifactory repositories containing millions of artifacts, including repository strategy, storage optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of Snyk administration, policy management, and vulnerability remediation workflows.
• Experience with Kubernetes, EKS operations, platform observability, performance tuning, and scalability engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DevSecOps platforms serving hundreds of applications and thousands of developers.
• Experience operating large-scale EKS environments utilizing Karpenter for dynamic workload scaling.
• Relevant certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins/CloudBees, or DevSecOps technologies.

Visa Sponsorship

H-1B or other visa sponsorship is currently not available.

Public Trust Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the level of Public Trust suitability required for the assigned federal program.

U.S. Residency Requirement

Candidates must have maintained U.S. residency for at least three of the past five years, in accordance with the applicable program requirements.