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DevOps Engineer, Mid-Level
Cogent PeopleMid-Level DevOps Engineer role involving AWS infrastructure support and deployment automation in federal projects. Collaborating with engineering teams for operational excellence and security compliance.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudETLJenkinsLinuxPythonShell ScriptingSplunkTerraform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the deployment, maintenance, and monitoring of AWS cloud infrastructure in alignment with federal security and compliance standards
- Develop and maintain Python and shell scripts to automate operational tasks, monitoring, deployment support, and environment maintenance
- Support CI/CD pipelines for application deployments, ETL workflows, database updates, and configuration management across development, test, and production environments
- Monitor infrastructure, application, and pipeline health using enterprise monitoring and logging tools; assist with troubleshooting, incident response, and operational support activities
- Support operational improvements through automation, monitoring enhancements, deployment consistency, and environment standardization
- Administer Linux servers and cloud-hosted database environments, including patching, configuration updates, backup validation, and general operational support
- Support enterprise job scheduling, workflow orchestration, and data transfer processes through monitoring, dependency tracking, troubleshooting, and issue coordination
- Manage AWS IAM, networking, and security configurations in compliance with federal cloud governance requirements
- Create and maintain operational documentation including runbooks, deployment procedures, troubleshooting guides, and architecture diagrams
- Collaborate with infrastructure, development, database, and operations teams to support system reliability and operational efficiency
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience will also be considered.
- 4–7 years of systems administration, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps engineering experience
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on AWS experience in a production environment
- Experience supporting enterprise applications, data platforms, or ETL processing workloads
- Experience troubleshooting infrastructure, application, or operational support issues in production or non-production environments
- Experience supporting deployments, operational monitoring, and system maintenance activities
- Strong experience with Linux systems administration
- Experience with Python and shell scripting for automation and operational support
- Familiarity with CI/CD and deployment automation tools such as GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or similar technologies
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
- Experience using monitoring and logging platforms such as CloudWatch, Splunk, or equivalent tools
- Familiarity with relational databases and operational support concepts
- Understanding of networking, IAM, and cloud security best practices
- Ability to clearly document operational procedures, troubleshooting activities, and deployment steps
- Ability to manage assigned tasks across multiple concurrent workstreams
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate certification or higher
- Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, or similar collaboration platforms
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (comprehensive coverage)
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Paid Time Off: 3 weeks annually + 10 paid holidays
- Employee assistance and wellness resources (as applicable)
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSPythonShell scriptingLinux systems administrationCI/CDETL processingInfrastructure-as-codeMonitoringTroubleshootingDatabase management
Soft Skills
DocumentationTask managementCollaborationOperational supportIncident responseProblem-solvingCommunicationOrganizational skillsAttention to detailAdaptability
Certifications
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate