DevOps Engineer

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 supportingAWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experiencetomodernize a leading, global-scalemulti-cloud environmentin support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Location: Thisposition required is hybrid with on-site support as needed. Candidate must be within 50 miles of Boston, MA or Huntsville/Montogomery, AL.

Candidates for this role should demonstrate working knowledge in the following areas:

• AWS Infrastructure Fundamentals
  • 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)
  • Experience writing, modifying, and deploying Terraform configurations
  • Understanding of state management, modules, and environment separation
  • Ability to troubleshoot failed deployments and configuration issues
• Git-Based Source Control (GitLab Preferred)
  • Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, merging, version control)
  • Experience working with GitLab or similar platforms
  • Ability to manage and review infrastructure code changes
• CI/CD Pipelines
  • Understanding of pipeline-based deployments (build, test, deploy stages)
  • Experience troubleshooting pipeline failures
  • Familiarity with automating infrastructure deployments
• System Administration (Linux/Server Management)
  • Basic system administration skills (file systems, services, permissions)
  • Experience managing server configurations and performance
  • Ability to troubleshoot system-level issues
• Security Hardening & STIG Compliance
  • Familiarity with system hardening practices
  • Understanding of STIGs or similar security baselines
  • Ability to apply and validate secure configurations
• Backup and Recovery Operations
  • Understanding of backup strategies and data protection concepts
  • Experience verifying backups and performing restore operations
  • Awareness of disaster recovery principles
• ServiceNow (Basic Administration)
  • General familiarity with ServiceNow platform structure and environments
  • Ability to support administrative tasks and environment operations
  • Understanding of how platform performance ties to underlying infrastructure
• Troubleshooting & Operational Support
  • Ability to diagnose issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and applications
  • Strong problem-solving skills across multiple technical layers
  • Experience supporting production systems

Required Skills:

• Bachelor'sand 8+ years or more of experience. Additionalexperience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Coding language experience required: C#, .NET, Angular (Javascript)
• Interim Secret clearancerequiredto start; Ability to obtain Secret clearancerequiredtomaintainemployment
• US citizenshiprequired

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
• ITIL Certification

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