Avyanna Technologies is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer for a 3-month contract in Bethesda, MD. This role offers the flexibility of telework; however, the candidate must be local to the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. The DevOps Engineer will support our development and operations teams in deploying, automating, and maintaining cloud-based environments.

Requirement: Candidate must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder). This position is unable to sponsor H1B or Visa Holders.

Note: This is not a Cloud Engineer or Cloud Admin role. It requires a candidate with a strong background as a full stack developer of legacy tools with groovy scripting experience. 

Key Responsibilities:

As a DevOps Engineer at Avyanna Technologies, you will be responsible for the following:

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline and optimize development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Managing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous integration and delivery of high-quality software.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using tools such as Jenkins, Docker, and GitHub Actions
• Implementing and maintaining best practices for security, scalability, and performance in our systems.
• Troubleshooting and resolving production issues, ensuring high system availability and performance.
• Staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend improvements and implement best practices.

CI/CD Pipeline Management:

• Proficient in using scripting languages such as JavaScript, Groovy, and Python.
• Extensive experience onboarding applications built with Java, Drupal, PHP, and NodeJS into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins to automate software deployments and releases.
• Extensive Experience in containerization using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes
  
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins to automate software deployment and releases.
• Streamline the development process, ensuring code is built, tested, and deployed efficiently.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate automated testing into the pipeline.

Cloud Environment:

• Experience with cloud environments such as Azure and Kubernetes Architecture using RedHat Open Shift to deploy, configure, and manage Application resources.
• Optimize Applications for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Implement security best practices for cloud-based systems.

Containerization and Orchestration:

• Utilize Docker and Kubernetes to containerize applications and manage orchestration in a containerized environment.
• Collaborate on deploying and scaling applications using Kubernetes.

Automated Testing and Security:

• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks and tools to verify system functionality, performance, and security.
• Integrate Testing and security scanning tools and practices into the CI/CD pipeline, wherever applicable.
• Collaborate with security teams to remediate vulnerabilities.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Must meet all requirements for obtaining and maintaining a Public Trust Clearance
• Minimum 5 years of experience with DevOps in an Operations environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer in a production environment.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Strong knowledge of OpenShift and Azure cloud environments.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and Kubernetes.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Groovy, Java, and/or PHP).
  
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with microservices architecture.
  
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Splunk and Datadog).
• Previous experience in identity management or security-related projects.
• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms, DevOps, or security.