DevOps Engineer

Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Washington DC

Type: Contract-to-Hire
Category: DevOps
Industry: Government
Workplace Type: Remote
Reference ID: JN -092025-103578

Description:

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer with a strong background in backend engineering, specializing in application deployment, automated continuous integration testing, and performance monitoring. The ideal candidate will ensure the visibility of key metrics to inform developers' decision-making processes.

Location: Remote or Local to Washington DC

Rate: $45 - $50 an hour

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. 

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Communication and Collaboration: Demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team environment. Share progress, seek assistance when needed, and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Continuous Learning: Exhibit a strong eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies, frameworks, and best practices in web development and cloud infrastructure management.
• Technology Knowledge: Maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills on existing and emerging agile best practices, relevant technologies, and security best practices.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Version Control: Proficiency with version control systems like Git for collaborative development and managing codebase changes.
• Terraform: Basic understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and experience with Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure resources on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.
• Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Go, and PowerShell.
• Linux & System Administration: Strong understanding of file systems, process management, and performance tuning.
• AWS Services: Familiarity with core AWS services, including:
  • AWS Lambda for serverless functions
  • AWS S3 for storage
  • AWS API Gateway for creating RESTful APIs
  • AWS DynamoDB for NoSQL databases
  • AWS EC2 for virtual servers
  • AWS RDS for managed relational databases
  • AWS CloudFront for content delivery
  • AWS CloudWatch for application monitoring
• Database Management: Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.

Experience Requirements:

Required Experience:

• 5 years of experience working with AWS, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.), and scripting (Python, Bash, etc.).
• 3 years of experience working with TypeScript/JavaScript.

Education Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Certification:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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