DevOps Engineer - Contingent

Index Analytics LLC is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health-related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Index Analytics is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support Government clients in the Baltimore Metro Area. The DevOps Engineer will provide DevOps design planning deployment security and maintenance support for AWS cloud environments and provide infrastructure support to product/application development teams software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide operations and maintenance support to setup configure and maintain the AWS-cloud based infrastructure setup for enterprise applications.
• Provide the necessary support to establish and improve DevSecOps processes such as IaC templates test automation CI/CD pipeline and code configuration management.
• Create/design/develop/manage DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines using open-source and COTS technical solutions.
• Provide production operations support for custom application software running in a 24/7/365 environment.
• Provide the necessary infrastructure and support for Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Test Automation.
• Provide security engineering guidance and expertise to development and operations.
• Implements practical security improvements and compliance activity in support of the product and program.
• Facilitates security reviews and testing security scans and penetration testing
• Ensure work product meets user acceptance criteria
• Manage self-directed assignments
• Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high-level of quality of deliverables
• Be a trusted automation and tool advisor for DevSecOps initiatives by providing objective practical and relevant ideas insights and advice
• Recommend and implement industry standards
• Collaborate with a team of cross-functional resources in an Agile delivery environment

• US citizen or Authorized to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust.
• Bachelors degree or higher in IT or relevant discipline required.
• 7 years of overall IT experience.
• 4 years of working experience with AWS Cloud platform with experience with Amazon EC2 Amazon RDS for SQL Server AWS Glue AWS Lambda and Amazon S3.
• Knowledge and experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) AWS infrastructure is preferred.
• Hands-on Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins AWS Code Pipeline or similar GitHub/GitLab or similar and code scanning tools such as SonarQube/Snyk or similar is required.
• Knowledge of and experience delivering solutions that adhere to the AWS well-architected framework.
• Ability to work during non-traditional business hours to support large scale platform that support mission critical applications.
• Working knowledge of Application Monitoring and Logging tools such as CloudWatch New Relic Splunk etc.
• At least 2 years of experience with IaC tools such as CloudFormation and/or Terraform for DevSecOps preferred.
• Experience with scripting languages likePython is required.
• Automation-First mindset is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
• Knowledge of security tools and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG).
• Implementing and managing CMS ARS 5.1 controls and security assessments experience preferred.
• Experience with various Linux operating systems and command line operation preferred.
• Knowledge of Agile framework Scrum methodologies and awareness of productivity tools used to support them is preferred.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills are needed for this position.
• Experience designing solutions to monitor and control costs in a cloud consumption model a plus.
• Diverse experience across the full software development lifecycle preferred.

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The salary range provided represents the estimated compensation for new hires in this position applicable across all locations. Actual offers may vary based on factors such as the candidates skills qualifications experience and market conditions. Index complements its base salary offering with a competitive package that includes health and retirement benefits discretionary bonuses and reimbursement for professional development opportunities.

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