Junior DevOps Engineer

Title:

Junior Dev Ops Engineer

Location:

Remote (U.S. Based – PST or CST preferred; EST candidates must be willing to work a later shift, approximately 12:00pm–9:00pm ET)

Terms:

Full-time
Clearance:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3+ years of U.S. residency and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Travel: 0–10%

RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY.

That’s RIVA. Our employee-first approach has manifested a culture that attracts the best and brightest. By investing in people first and providing a flexible work environment, our employees have higher morale, higher productivity rates, and lower turnover. At RIVA, people are our #1 priority.

RIVA Solutions supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS), a mission-critical platform within the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO).

HIOS is the authoritative system used to collect, validate, and manage health insurance plan data from issuers nationwide. It supports Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance, marketplace oversight, plan certification workflows, and transparency across the U.S. health insurance ecosystem.

RIVA supports CMS by providing secure cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops support, CI/CD automation, and operational services that ensure system stability, security, and availability for millions of users nationwide.

RIVA Solutions is seeking a Junior Dev Ops Engineer to support our CMS HIOS program. This is an early-career, support-oriented role designed for individuals who are eager to learn Dev Ops practices in a real-world, production environment while supporting an experienced Dev Ops team.

This role focuses on operational support, troubleshooting, patching, and CI/CD assistance, rather than owning architecture or leading deployments. The ideal candidate is motivated, curious, and interested in building a long-term career in Dev Ops, cloud engineering, or platform operations.

• Provide day-to-day operational support to the Dev Ops team across development, test, and production environments
• Assist with basic troubleshooting of CI/CD pipeline issues under guidance from senior engineers
• Support patching, updates, and routine maintenance activities across application and infrastructure environments
• Monitor system health, logs, and alerts; escalated issues appropriately
• Assist with deployment support and release activities during scheduled and emergency releases
• Perform routine environment checks and validation tasks
• Support containerized applications using Docker and related tooling
• Gain hands-on exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Cloud Formation
• Assist with configuration updates, scripting, and automation tasks
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with developers, testers, and operations teams
• Maintain and update technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures

• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3+ years of U.S. residency and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent hands‑on experience
• Approximately 3 years of experience in a Dev Ops, systems administration, cloud support, or related technical role
  • Candidates with slightly less experience may be considered if they demonstrate strong foundational skills, hands‑on exposure, and a clear desire to grow in a Dev Ops-focused environment
• Foundational understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops concepts
• Working knowledge of Linux environments and basic command-line troubleshooting
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Basic familiarity with Git and version control workflows
• Strong willingness to learn automation, scripting, and cloud‑native tooling
• Clear communication skills and a team‑oriented, growth‑focused mindset

• Exposure to Ansible or other configuration management tools
• Familiarity with Docker or containerized applications
• Basic scripting experience (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Experience supporting production…