Jr. DevOps Engineer (Python, CI/CD)

Jr. DevOps Engineer (Python, CI/CD)

Washington, District of Columbia

Hybrid 3 days in Office, 2 Days Remote

The initial engagement requires United States citizenship

This is a hybrid work arrangement based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and the commuting cadence varies by assignment. The initial engagement requires United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in software development, platform engineering, or operations engineering
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Practical use of one or more pipeline tools, grounded in a working knowledge of CI/CD concepts
• Ability to write scripts in Python (Bash or PowerShell skills a plus)
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization, together with the cloud services AWS offers
• Exposure to tools that express infrastructure as code, for example CloudFormation or Terraform
• A basic understanding of how containers are orchestrated
• Experience with the fundamentals of Linux
• Knowledge of web applications and application programming interfaces, together with networking concepts and load balancing
• Grounding in the principles of cloud security and in practices for delivering software securely
• Skill at tracking down and resolving problems in infrastructure and in deployments
• Experience generating and reviewing code with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot
• Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel

Preferred

• Prior work in information technology for the federal government
• Exposure to one or more of these areas: Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, NIST SP 800-53 controls, or Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) compliance
• An AWS certification or practical experience delivering production workloads on AWS
• A background with security tooling or vulnerability scanning, for example dynamic application security testing (DAST), policy-as-code, or static application security testing (SAST)

Benefits

This is a full-time W-2 position with a salary.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums; employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance; a 401(k) with an employer match of up to 4% of salary; unlimited paid time off; and sponsored professional certifications and continuing education.