Junior DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview
We are seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to provide cloud engineering, automation, infrastructure support, and operational services for mission-critical client environments. This role will work closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams to design, deploy, automate, and support highly available cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AWS/Azure cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, PowerShell scripting, and Windows administration. Experience supporting low-code platforms such as Appian is highly desired. This position requires a hands-on engineer who can support production systems, automate deployments, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• Support and maintain cloud-hosted applications and infrastructure running in AWS and Azure environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Ansible.
• Build, deploy, and support CI/CD pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Automate provisioning, deployment, and configuration of development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Administer and support Windows Server environments, including troubleshooting and configuration management.
• Create and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure and operational tasks.
• Support and administer Appian environments, including platform maintenance, deployments, user management, and troubleshooting.
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance and implement proactive alerting and operational dashboards.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and security.
• Follow DevOps and cloud engineering best practices to improve deployment efficiency and operational stability.
• Support containerized application environments and deployment processes.

• Minimum 3 years of IT infrastructure, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or DevOps experience.
• At least 1-2 years of hands-on cloud support experience.
• Experience supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Strong Windows Server Administration experience.
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure and application issues in production environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experience supporting or administering Appian low-code environments.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized deployments.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Familiarity with Desired State Configuration (DSC).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Prometheus.
• Experience working in Federal Government environments.
• Existing Public Trust Clearance.

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• HID Credentialing Technologies
• PKI Infrastructure
• Certificate Lifecycle Management
• Smart Card Technologies
• Authentication Devices
• Identity and Credential Management Systems

1. AWS Cloud Support
2. Azure Cloud Support
3. Terraform
4. Ansible
5. PowerShell Scripting
6. CI/CD Pipeline Development
7. Windows Administration
8. Appian Low-Code Administration