Jr DevOps Specialist

Science and Technology Corporation (STC) is a science, sensors, and systems company founded in 1979, supporting various federal agencies. They are seeking a Junior DevOps Specialist to assist with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, AWS cloud infrastructure, and Kubernetes deployments for the National Weather Service's mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for micro-frontends and microservices
• Support automated testing, security scanning, and deployment workflows
• Assist with container builds and management of AWS ECR container registries
• Support GitOps workflows and deployment automation activities
• Assist with implementing blue-green and canary deployment strategies
• Support provisioning and management of infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Assist with AWS cloud services including EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, CloudFront, API Gateway, and Application Load Balancers
• Support auto-scaling, monitoring, cost optimization, and disaster recovery activities
• Assist with cloud infrastructure maintenance and deployment support
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads including Deployments and StatefulSets
• Support Helm chart development and application packaging activities
• Assist with troubleshooting pod failures, deployment issues, and resource constraints
• Support Kubernetes cluster operations and monitoring activities
• Support FISMA High and FedRAMP Moderate compliance activities
• Assist with IAM policy management, Secrets Manager, and encryption configurations
• Support network security configurations including WAF and Security Groups
• Assist with AWS Config and Security Hub audit activities

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 1–2 years of experience supporting DevOps, cloud infrastructure, system administration, or related technical work
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, or EKS
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Node.js
• Basic understanding of Infrastructure as Code concepts using Terraform or AWS CDK
• Familiarity with Linux administration and Git version control
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including VPCs and load balancers
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative Agile team environment
• Experience supporting federal government systems or compliance environments such as FISMA or FedRAMP
• AWS or Kubernetes certifications such as Solutions Architect, CKA, or CKAD are a plus
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Sentry
• Exposure to GitOps, ArgoCD, or service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
• Familiarity with microservices and micro-frontend architectures
• Experience supporting real-time web applications is a plus

Benefits

• Paid Time Off Starting at 80 hrs/yr, 11 Federal holidays, and 56 hrs/yr Sick Leave
• 401K with up to 4% employer matching contribution
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Tuition reimbursement

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