DevOps Engineer (Top Secret / Hybrid)

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Company: Zachary Piper Solutions Location: Columbia, Maryland (Hybrid Onsite) Job Type: Full time - Contract - 10 years Clearance Level Required: Top Secret - With the ability to upgrade to and maintain SCI eligibility and a Counterintelligence Polygraph Pay & Benefits: $150,000 - $210,000 (based on years of relevant experience and education) Cigna medical, dental, vision, 401k, 20 days paid time off (PTO), and 11 federal holidays Program Description: J oin Zachary Piper Solutions in supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) through the Analysis & Production (A&P) Task Order under the SITE III contract. This 10-year, $12.6 billion initiative focuses on providing essential IT and technical support services, including system design, development, and sustainment of global intelligence and Command and Control assets. The contract supports both classified and unclassified programs, ensuring flexible and responsive solutions to meet evolving U.S. security needs. Job Duties: Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure. Automate deployment, monitoring, and management of cloud applications. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or AWS CodePipeline. Ensure high availability and scalability of infrastructure. Implement security best practices and compliance controls. Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments. Collaborate with development teams to optimize performance and reliability. Document infrastructure design and operational procedures. Requirements: An active Top Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to and maintain SCI eligibility and a CI Polygraph Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience Proficiency with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda) Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar) Experience with Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK Stack) LI-NJ1 LI-ONSITE