SHINE Systems is hiring a cleared DevOps Engineer to support our customer in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support the modernization and deployment of a critical government information system. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus Repository management, and building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with Zookeeper in production environments.
You will be responsible for automating deployment processes, managing artifact repositories, and orchestrating infrastructure upgrades across Windows Server environments while planning the migration path to AWS cloud infrastructure.
Strong expertise in Windows Server administration, AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform), and infrastructure-as-code practices are essential. Experience with containerization strategies for Java applications, configuration management tools, and implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments is highly valued.
Position Responsibilities:
CI/CD & Automation
Infrastructure Management
Containerization & Security:
Experience and Qualifications:
To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:
Required Education and Years of Experience:
13+ Years of experience in Systems or IT related roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Telework/Remote Availability: Yes, telework is approved currently.
Work Location(s): Annapolis Junction, MD; Washington, DC; or Reston, VA area preferred (telework is allowed)
Determination: The final salary offered will be based on the awarded contract funding and the selected candidate’s experience, education, and geographic location.
SHINE Systems is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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