DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented DevOps Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage source control and release workflows using Git.
• Perform operating system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, and performance tuning to ensure infrastructure resiliency.
• Configure and maintain caching and messaging technologies (Memcached, ActiveMQ, Redis, etc.) to support application performance.
• Administer relational databases (including clusters, replication, and tuning) and Elasticsearch environments (including Kibana).
• Apply knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, and compliance standards across platform environments.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues by reading code and analyzing logic across the system architecture.
• Develop, maintain, and review automation scripts and tooling utilizing programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, or Ruby.
• Analyze large, complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce issues, assess risk, and support varied customer deployments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher is required in either Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of related IT experience, including experience with virtualization, cloud infrastructure, or platform environments.
• Deep expertise with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with enterprise Linux operating systems.
• Experience deploying cluster architectures, workloads, and software components per security and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with, or knowledge of the following:
• VMware
• Kubernetes, Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE2)
• Kafka, NiFi
• Jenkins, Docker
• Java, PostgreSQL
• Data flow and lifecycle management experience

Clearance Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

The projected compensation range for this position is $165,900.00-$295,300.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH's benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at and provide your name and contact information.