
Junior DevOps Engineer – AWS, CI/CD Focus
Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Baltimore • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $75,000 - $95,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Support and monitor CI/CD pipelines, ensuring successful builds and deployments
- Troubleshoot pipeline and deployment issues with guidance from senior engineers
- Assist with provisioning and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, IAM, etc.)
- Work with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform or CloudFormation) to support environment setup
- Support containerization applications using Docker and/or Kubernetes
- Monitor system performance using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Collaborate with developers and the operations team during deployments and issue resolution
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, or similar) through:
- internships
- personal projects
- or early professional experience
- Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Experience working in a Linux or command-line environment
- Exposure to Docker or containerization concepts
- Ability to clearly explain your technical experience and problem-solving approach
- Strong willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
- Exposure to Kubernetes (EKS or similar)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Scripting experience (Python, Bash)
- AWS Certification (Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate)
Benefits
- Choose from three medical healthcare plans.
- Dental and Vision Insurance plans.
- Enjoy a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA), and a company-sponsored Wellness Program.
- Next Phase offers life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance, all of which are paid for by the company.
- Employees receive competitive paid time off, including 11 holidays and maternity leave for recovering mothers.
- Next Phase contributes 5% to a 401K plan without requiring employee contributions.
- Employees can be reimbursed for professional development expenses such as classes, books, technical certification/testing fees, professional dues/subscriptions, and professional licenses required for their position.
- You have two options to ensure the happiness and health of your pets.
- At Next Phase, we believe in sharing our success with the employees who make it happen!
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSEC2S3IAMCI/CDJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CITerraformDocker
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationwillingness to learncollaboration
Certifications
AWS CertificationCloud PractitionerSolutions Architect Associate