DevOps Engineer

Tactibit Technologies provides innovative information technology, cybersecurity, and cloud support services to the Federal Government. We support some of the nation's most critical and demanding projects including satellite operations, critical infrastructure, and search and rescue. We are a diverse team of hands-on professionals dedicated to solving problems and developing innovative solutions in support of our customers' critical missions. Our success is dependent on our inclusive, collaborative environment with a shared commitment to excellence in everything we do.

We are looking for a talented engineer with in-depth experience in AWS Dev Ops tools and techniques to join our team in Suitland, MD. You will work closely with government and contractor staff to develop and implement fully automated enterprise pipelines in an AWS cloud computing environment. You will leverage Dev Ops tools including AWS Code Commit, AWS Code Build, AWS Code Deploy, and AWS Code Pipeline to support the rapid deployment and operation of software products that provide critical services to the nation.

You will collaborate with your team to develop, deploy, and support a cloud-native platform using a variety of programming languages and cloud-native services.

We expect you to have a passion for creating new cloud deployment and optimizing enterprise systems. You should have a desire to work with satellite data and products for the public and government. Besides, you should be able to perform well working in a team, along with developers, engineers and scientists.

• Build and implement new development tools and infrastructure
• Develop and implement fully automated CI/CD pipelines in an enterprise cloud environment
• Design and build serverless applications and infrastructure as code in the cloud following development standards and best practices
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results
• Develop tools, architecture components, and APIs in support of scientific application deployment
• Collaborate with software developers, scientists, system/network administrators, and other technical experts to automate cloud deployments and manage CI/CD pipelines
• Perform code reviews, refactoring, and source code repository maintenance
• Function in a Dev Ops environment supporting development, testing, operations, and troubleshooting in a mission-critical environment
• Support security testing, hardening, and assessments to meet strict compliance and operational security requirements

• Experience as a Dev Ops engineer or in a similar software engineering role
• Good knowledge of Python and/or other common programming languages
• 4+ years of experience of using AWS cloud services
• Experience with core AWS services including Code Pipeline, Code Build, Code Deploy, S3, and Lambda
• Experience with version control systems (preferably Git) and issue tracking software (preferably Jira)
• Familiarity with modern Dev Ops principles, practices, methods, and tools.
• Understanding of security best practices
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• BS degree in Computer Science or other related area
• Must be a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and able to pass a full background investigation to obtain a security badge to enter the applicable government facility

• Experience with Federal government environments and concepts including FedRAMP, NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST SP 800-53 security controls
• Experience with containerized workloads in the cloud using Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment
• Experience writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Cloud Formation or Terraform
• Educational background or experience in satellites and or remote sensing
• Industry certifications such as AWS certifications, CCSP, Cloud+, Security+, and GCLD