DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer
Location: Denver, CO (On-site Only)
Required Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance with the Ability to Obtain and Maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph
Employment Type: Full-Time Regular
Shift: Day
Travel: No
Relocation Assistance: Yes

Company Overview

We are Ennoble First. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important. Ennoble First is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can't turn into an opportunity.

Position Overview

Ennoble First is seeking DevOps Engineers to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Denver, Colorado. These positions support Staff (Level 4) and Senior Staff (Level 5) labor categories and focus on building, automating, deploying, and maintaining modern cloud-native software platforms supporting mission-critical GEOINT capabilities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines supporting software development and deployment.
• Develop and support multi-tiered or microservice applications.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or similar technologies.
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting development, test, and production environments.
• Develop automation solutions using scripting languages and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Support application deployments across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or other enterprise cloud environments.
• Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Configure and maintain Git-based development workflows and continuous integration platforms.
• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes environments and supporting infrastructure.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and application health using enterprise monitoring and logging tools.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment automation, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and application issues across cloud and hybrid environments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field and 9+ years of relevant professional experience . Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Knowledge and experience developing multi-tiered or microservice applications.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Strong scripting experience.
• Linux experience.
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of basic networking, security, and firewall concepts.
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles, identity and access management.
• Experience developing automation solutions and building automated pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting U.S. Government agencies.
• Experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes distributions.
• Familiarity with GitOps tools including GitLab and ArgoCD.
• Experience with monitoring and logging technologies including Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and the ELK Stack.
• Knowledge of ESXi.

Pay Range

$140,000-$195,000

The Ennoble First pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ennoble First is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

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Ennoble First is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Ennoble First participates in E-Verify.

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