DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Location and Travel Details: Hybrid Onsite Hill Air Force Base (Ogden, UT)

As a DevOps Engineer , you will address DevOps within Air Force Cloud One to include Azure DevOps Pipelines, Terraform, PowerShell management commands, thousands of lines of code, and Gitlab process controls.

The key responsibilities of a DevOps Engineer include:

• Design and implement secure automation solutions for development, testing, and production environments
• Provide packaging/deployment capability to deliver products to point of need, including multiple cloud-based solutions
• Support multiple agile teams across various platforms, environments, and instances
• Incorporate best practices to increase the quality and velocity of deployments
• Implement security best practices and configuration management
• Increase system performance with a focus on high availability and scalability
• Employ infrastructure as code paradigm to increase automation, scalability, and reliability
• Provide technical leadership and direction in the DevSecOps domain

Do you have what it takes? Are you driven to implement creative solutions that unravel complex and ever-changing challenges? We value passion, curiosity, and perseverance with an ability to communicate ideas and results to diverse audiences. We look for people who thrive in collaborative and independent assignments, have the aptitude to learn new data quickly, and who are willing to mentor junior team members.

Required skills for this job include:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a production level software/systems engineering or related position
• Must have existing Secret Clearance
• Acceptable candidates must successfully pass a drug test and background screen
• Experience working with Developers, DevOps, and Engineering teams in a dynamic environment to promote and implement DevSecOps throughout the organization
• Expertise with the specific DevOps tools of Azure DevOps, Terraform, GitLab, Playwright
• Expertise in Azure
• Experience coordinating and performing vulnerability assessments through the use of automated and manual tools (Tenable, NMAP, etc.)
• Ability to review and analyze vulnerability data to identify security risks to the organization’s network, infrastructure, and applications
• Capability to prepare security vulnerability and risk management reports for management
• Familiar with Information Security frameworks/standards (i.e., CIS, NIST, etc.)
• Comprehension in the security areas of Key Management Systems, Certificate Management, Encryption, Vulnerability Scanning, Security and Monitoring tools, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Nice to have skills for the job:

• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash, C/C++, C#, etc.
• Experience configuring, implementing, and leveraging computer security and networking diagnostic/monitoring tools
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with common other DevOps related tools, such as Jenkins, Docker, Ansible
• CompTIA Security+ certification or ability to obtain

About ILW

At Illumination Works, we know data, and we should, we’ve been doing it since we started in 2006! We specialize in everything data from big data to data science, data engineering, software engineering, and cloud design. We are a trusted technology partner in user-centered digital transformation—delivering impactful business results to clients. We partner with customers to solve their unique technology and data challenges and stay on top of modern technologies and advancements leveraging our Innovation Lab. Check out our website to learn more at

Why choose us? We invest in our employees in all aspects of their life and we value family. We offer market-competitive salary, a generous PTO package, and comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans. We also offer 401K, short/long-term disability insurance, a fun and engaging culture, and training opportunities to keep you up to speed on the latest technologies. 

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