About the role

What will you do at Captivation?

Build to something to be proud of.

Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Description

Captivation Software is looking for a senior level DevOps Engineer with experience in Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS.

Responsibilities

Provide optimization and automation across multiple platforms and applications
Drive consistency for deployment and build processes
Utilize modern tools like Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Linux, and much more
You have worked with teams before on large and demonstrable projects (preferably built on with AWS and familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash, Ruby, Python)
Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes
You understand how to set up a CI/CD pipeline
You understand Agile software development and DevOps practices and can work closely with your peers other mid-to large size teams
Focus on understanding customers' needs and translating those needs from product specifications into functional, production ready code and infrastructure
The following skills are required: AWS (S3, VPCs & Networking, EC2, ECS/EKS). Containerization (Docker, k8s, Registries). IaC (Terraform/Cloud Formation). CI/CD (Jenkins/ GitHub Actions)
You are self-driven, self-learner willing to share knowledge and participate actively in a team environment

Requirements

Security Clearance:
Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline
14 years of experience architecting, developing, and maintaining software solutions, with an emphasis on performance optimizations
CWIP IAT Level I required
Required Skills:
Kubernetes
Ansible
Terraform
Python
Linux
Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Ruby, Python)
AWS (S3, VPCs & Networking, EC2, ECS/EKS)
Containerization (Docker, k8s, Registries)
IaC (Terraform/Cloud Formation)
CI/CD (Jenkins/ GitHub Actions)
This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)

Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)

Above Market Hourly Rates

$3,600 HSA Contribution

6 Weeks Paid Time Off

Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D

Which skills does this role require?

KubernetesTerraformAWSPythonJenkinsDockerAnsibleLinuxBashRubyCI/CDCloud formationGitHub actionsNetworkingAgileDevOpsCloud FormationGitHub ActionsS3VPCEC2ECSEKSSecurity ClearanceTop SecretPolygraphInfrastructure as CodeAutomationOptimizationSoftware EngineeringContainerizationRegistries

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