DevOps Engineer; Ansible TS​/SCI

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Veteran‑Owned Firm Seeking a Dev Ops Engineer (Ansible) with TS/SCI for a role in Annapolis Junction, MD.

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran‑Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran‑Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading‑edge R&D‑focused defense agencies.

HRUCKUS seeks a Dev Ops Engineer (Ansible) for a role supporting the Department of the Navy in Annapolis Junction, MD.

The Dev Ops Engineer, with a strong specialization in Ansible, will automate infrastructure and application management, leveraging Ansible to streamline configuration management, deployment, and orchestration processes. Work closely with cross‑functional teams to enhance the infrastructure’s scalability, security, and performance. While the primary focus will be on Ansible, we also value a strong working knowledge of Terraform to automate configuration management and streamline operational tasks.

You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about cloud infrastructure and automation to make a meaningful impact within a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Hashi Corp Configuration Language (HCL).
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and management of infrastructure to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to support cloud initiatives and streamline deployment processes.
• Monitor cloud environments, perform regular maintenance, and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Implement and enforce best practices for cloud security, compliance, and risk management.
• Conduct ongoing security testing and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to architectural designs, technical documentation, and provide engineering solutions for improved security.
• Stay current with new tools, technologies, and industry best practices, and advise teams on secure coding practices.
• Integrate Terraform with Ansible to automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure, ensuring a seamless and consistent infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) deployment process across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Use Terraform to manage and provision infrastructure resources (e.g., compute, storage, networking) and leverage Ansible for post‑provisioning configuration management, including application deployments and security hardening.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design end‑to‑end automation workflows that combine Terraform’s infrastructure provisioning with Ansible’s configuration management, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and secure deployments.

• TS/SCI level clearance is required.
• Requires 8‑10+ years with BS/BA, 6‑8+ years with an MS/MA, or 3‑5+ years with a PhD.
• Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf software products.

• Must have a current DoD 8570.1‑M IAT Level III certification.

• Job Title:
  
  Dev Ops Engineer (Ansible)
• Location:
  
  Annapolis Junction, MD (Primary)
• Location:
  
  JBAB (Depends on Responsibilities)
• Location:
  
  Landover, MD (Future)
• Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI
• Assignment Type:
  Full‑time
• Salary:
  Dependent on the candidate’s experience, with a target range of up to $140,000

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

HRUCKUS LLC