DevOps Engineer
SES Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a DevOps Engineer. SES is seeking a DevOps Engineer supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.
- **Location:** This position will be remote.
Requirements
- Candidates for this role should demonstrate working knowledge in the following areas:
- · AWS Infrastructure Fundamentals
- o Understanding of core AWS services (EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, S3)** Ability to manage, troubleshoot, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure** Familiarity with networking concepts (subnets, security groups, routing)
- · Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- o Experience writing, modifying, and deploying Terraform configurations** Understanding of state management, modules, and environment separation
- o Ability to troubleshoot failed deployments and configuration issues
- · Git-Based Source Control (GitLab Preferred)
- o Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, merging, version control)
- o Experience working with GitLab or similar platforms
- o Ability to manage and review infrastructure code changes
- · CI/CD Pipelines
- o Understanding of pipeline-based deployments (build, test, deploy stages)
- o Experience troubleshooting pipeline failures
- o Familiarity with automating infrastructure deployments
- · System Administration (Linux/Server Management)
- o Basic system administration skills (file systems, services, permissions)
- o Experience managing server configurations and performance
- o Ability to troubleshoot system-level issues
- · Security Hardening & STIG Compliance
- o Familiarity with system hardening practices
- o Understanding of STIGs or similar security baselines
- o Ability to apply and validate secure configurations
- · Backup and Recovery Operations
- o Understanding of backup strategies and data protection concepts
- o Experience verifying backups and performing restore operations
- o Awareness of disaster recovery principles
- · ServiceNow (Basic Administration)
- o General familiarity with ServiceNow platform structure and environments
- o Ability to support administrative tasks and environment operations
- o Understanding of how platform performance ties to underlying infrastructure
- · Troubleshooting & Operational Support
- o Ability to diagnose issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and applications
- o Strong problem-solving skills across multiple technical layers
- o Experience supporting production systems
- **Required Skills: **
- - Bachelor's and 8+ years or more of experience; Master's and 6+ years or more of experience. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
- - Interim Secret clearance required to start; Ability to obtain Secret clearance required to maintain employment
- - US citizenship required
- **Preferred Qualifications**
- - Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
- - ITIL Certification
Benefits
- **SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:**
- - Medical
- - Dental
- - Vision
- - AD&D
- - STD
- - LTD
- - Company paid Life Insurance
- - 401k with employer contribution
- - Paid Time Off
- - Pet Insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSAzureGCPOracle CloudTerraformGitCI/CD PipelinesLinuxSecurity HardeningBackup and Recovery
Soft Skills
problem-solvingtroubleshootingoperational supportdiagnostic skills
Certifications
ITIL CertificationInterim Secret clearance