About the role
The Infrastructure DevOps Lead will manage the design and implementation of complex cloud infrastructure and DevOps solutions. In addition to being a hands-on technical leader with experience in cloud migrations, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration, the lead will use their firsthand technical expertise in AWS technologies and security hardening to develop robust, scalable infrastructure platforms and solutions. They must be at ease working in an Agile environment using Kanban methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Lead an Agile team using Kanban methodologies to deliver infrastructure and DevOps solutions
- Serve as a hands-on technical leader in cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment strategies
- Guide technical direction using infrastructure as code principles and best practices
- Navigate security processes and accreditation requirements with the customer to ensure compliance
- Harden AWS environments and architectures to meet stringent security and operational requirements
- Manage and mentor a team of DevOps engineers
- Work with external stakeholders to map requirements and tasks for infrastructure deployments
- Collaborate with development teams to find integrated solutions
- Lead cloud migration efforts from on-premises hardware to AWS infrastructure
- Manage container orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
- Deploy and manage CI/CD pipelines
- Scale COTS and GOTS applications to meet large enterprise application requirements
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide constructive feedback
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
- Minimum of eight (8) years current experience leading the development and implementation of complex infrastructure and DevOps solutions applying Agile methodologies
- Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams using Kanban methodologies
- Proven ability to navigate security processes and accreditation requirements
- Expertise in infrastructure as code technologies and frameworks
- Demonstrated experience hardening AWS environments and architectures
- Extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes container orchestration (EKS preferred)
- Demonstrated experience leading cloud migration projects from on-premises hardware to AWS
- Subject matter expert in infrastructure automation languages including Ansible and Terraform
- Proficiency with scripting languages including Python and Bash, and extensive Linux system administration experience
- Demonstrated experience deploying and managing CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and ArgoCD
- Proven ability taking COTS and GOTS applications and deploying them at scale
- Prior experience delivering software, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps solutions adhering to client or IC data handling, compliance, and security requirements
Conditions
- TS/SCI w/ Poly required
- On-site in Chantilly