Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AmeriSOURCE Consulting, Inc. is building a team for a U.S. Federal Government technology modernization program supporting the U.S. capital markets. The DevOps Engineer will automate, optimize, secure, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for the DHS USCIS FINCH program, using cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted engineering tools.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain secure, resilient, high-performing, cloud-native infrastructure architectures compliant with NIST SP 800-53
- Assess architectures and designs for security vulnerabilities and recommend and implement appropriate alternatives
- Develop customized DevOps security tools and collaborate with other technical teams
- Use AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, and dependency-management tools to support cloud environments and development processes
- Use configuration management and infrastructure automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Multipass, to deploy cloud infrastructure, platform stacks, HTTP/TLS security controls, and compliance assets
- Automate routine operational tasks to improve scalability and repeatability
- Create and manage automated release operations
- Develop desired-state, automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Spinnaker, and other relevant CI/CD tools
- Create CI/CD pipelines using Pipeline as Code
- Deploy cloud infrastructure by writing Infrastructure as Code, manifests, and automation scripts
- Integrate security controls, code-quality gates, and release-quality gates into CI/CD pipelines
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and network-related issues
- Participate in coding challenges when required
Skills
- At least 5 years of professional DevOps experience
- Experience building and operating systems and applications on AWS or Azure
- Experience working in large and complex computing environments
- Linux-based operating systems
- Shell and Bash scripting
- Python programming
- Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure
- Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision and manage large applications and their supporting infrastructure
- Docker image creation and containerization
- Kubernetes cluster deployment and management
- Command-line interfaces and automation of repeatable processes
- Pipeline as Code for creating complex, multistage CI/CD pipelines
- CI/CD automation and implementation of code-quality and release-quality gates
- Cloud security and integration of security-quality gates into CI/CD pipelines
- Deep understanding of computer networking, routing, load balancing, APIs, and web applications
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and network-related issues
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, including generating, reviewing, and validating code within AI-driven workflows
- U.S. citizenship
- Current residence within the continental United States
- Willingness to work Eastern Time business hours
- Ability to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
- Active or current DHS-USCIS Entry on Duty clearance or investigation
Benefits
- Full-time employment
- Remote within the continental United States
- Fully remote
- Hands-on experience with next-generation AI, Agentic AI, cloud technologies, and AI-driven engineering
- Exceptional learning
- Résumé-defining opportunity with national impact
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