LightFeather is currently seeking a DevOps Engineer who is well–versed in Agile methodologies, AWS Cloud, DevOps, and cyber security best practices. Successful candidates must thrive in a collaborative team culture.

This Position is Full Time, Remote.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with customers, cloud partners and other internal groups to evaluate and support new technologies, industry specific use cases and architectures based on client needs.
• Demonstrate proficiency in developing standardized and efficient CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrate high level of knowledge and experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) using CloudFormation, Terraform, Ruby / Rake, etc.
• Demonstrate proficiency in implementing and remediating security vulnerabilities that aligns with government standards and best practices.
• Able to develop scripts or implement processes that can automate tasks.
• Proactive responses to infrastructure support / troubleshooting requests, triaging and understanding complexities.
• Independently troubleshoot and understand tasks from Jira tickets.
• Lead O&M initiatives, involving System OS hardening (e.g. Ubuntu / Windows), Application version upgrades (e.g. Ruby, Java, and etc.), Serverless database (Postgres or Aurora), Jenkins / CloudBees management, ElasticSearch / OpenSearch.
• Experience with automated security/vulnerability scanning tools (Prisma Cloud, Nexus IQ, SonarQube, etc.).
• Experience with enterprise level system performance and monitoring tools (New Relic, Splunk).
• Experience in maintaining and deploying containerized infrastructure with ECS and/or EKS.
• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively and building-trusting relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative and agile environment.
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
• Responsive to team communications, client requests, and system alerts.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.

Minimum Requirements:

• US Citizenship.
• DHS Public Trust EOD eligible.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of experience in enterprise software engineering leadership roles at leading-edge companies.
• 4 years of experience with IAC Frameworks CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• 4 years of experience with Jenkins Automation.
• 4 years of experience in deploying containerized applications to AWS using ECS and/or EKS.
• Certified AWS Cloud Solutions Architect.
• Thorough understanding of Ruby (Rake tasks).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior or current security clearance at the public trust level or above is preferred.
• Skills and technologies that would be nice to have: Jenkins (including Groovy Scripting), Ansible, Chef, SSL Certs/Keystore, Java/Node.js, EKS (Kubernetes), Splunk, New Relic, Networking, High Level Database Setup, Cloudformation, Bash/Shell Scripting, Documentation.

Why Join LightFeather?You'll be part of a team dedicated to meaningful impact, working on solutions that address mission-critical needs. Experience variety, fulfillment, and the opportunity to work with some of the best in the industry. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected.

Commitment to DiversityLightFeather is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.