DevOps Engineer - Mid

• Create and maintain environment-specific Kubernetes configuration packages (e.g., Helm values files, YAML manifests) that incorporate STIG-aligned hardening and RBAC policy enforcement per IL environment.
• Implement and manage secrets injection strategies using FedRAMP-compliant tools (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault), ensuring compatibility with automated deployment pipelines.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, automated deployment and rollback of ArcGIS components and related services, supporting ongoing agility and compliance across environments.
• Coordinate with Kubernetes and Data Layer Engineers to ensure version control, pipeline integrity, and integration testing for all containerized services.
• Coordinate with the infrastructure team to provide estimated cloud resource usage profiles for Kubernetes-based deployments in IL2, IL4, and IL5 environments.
• Supply container and workload specifications to the Cloud infrastructure team to support provisioning, tagging, and prepay or reservation planning
• Implement resource tagging in alignment with program-wide cloud governance policy and reconcile actual usage against estimates provided by Cloud Instances and Accreditation team.
• Support cost optimization efforts led by Cloud Instances and Accreditation team by adjusting workloads and scaling strategies in response to performance and utilization feedback.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in DevOps engineering., * Possess the knowledge and capability to design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure management, and ensure scalable deployments across cloud and on-premises environments.

• Must be proficient in container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible), and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or AWS CodePipeline).

• Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), security best practices, and monitoring/logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) is required.

• Must have demonstrated experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, automating cloud infrastructure, and implementing secure, high-availability CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with microservices architecture, service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd), and observability tools is required.

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, or Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert.

Nalley Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business working with prime partners to staff Department of Defense and Intelligence Community positions. Created by a U.S. Navy intelligence veteran, Nalley Consulting has grown to include multiple IDIQ vehicles in several states.

Nalley Consulting fringe benefits include:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• PTO
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Paid military-reserve leave
• Paid parental leave for birth or adoption
• 401k matching up to 5 percent of the base salary
• Flex time
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.