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# DevOps Application Engineer

- **Company:** Stellent IT LLC
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $139,700.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Release Automation, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Groovy, Python (Programming Language), Mainframes, Software Deployment, Web Applications, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Spring-boot, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Tools for Reporting, Cloudwatch, Software Version Control, AWS EKS, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us5e5fa53a633023d1209973944f5141da

## About the Role

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Education Details: Information Technology or Computer Science
Experience: 3 years software, DevOps and/or cloud systems engineering
In Lieu of Education
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, especially with Jenkins using Groovy, Advanced
Understanding of container-based technologies, especially Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EKS, Expert & Proficient
Understanding of microservice concepts, Proficient
Scripting skills (Bash, Python), Advanced
Technical knowledge of AWS managed services (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS), including monitoring and analytics tools such as AWS CloudWatch
Experience with code management systems (Git)
Experience maintaining Java web applications (Spring Boot)
Keen communication and teamwork abilities
Ability to collaborate to solve technical problems across teams. Advanced
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal., Proficient
Must be able to be available for weekend support based on the application release deployments and maintenance activities.

## Description

Interview Process: 2 rounds; 1st round technical via Teams & 2nd round in person either at Merriweather or Reston office
CANDIDATES FROM MD, DC, VA Only
**DevOps Application Engineer performing deployments, app releases, change ticket submissions, representing change mgmt. calls, reviewing questions for resources, exp. in AWS Cloup OPS**
**Must be available for potential evening & weekend shifts. Will be on call rotation cycle ~1x monthly**
Additional/Must Have Skills:

 * Good communication skills
 * CloudB's
 * Jenkins
 * AWS
 * Bash
 * Python
 * Kubernetes
 * Docker
 * Healthcare insurance background mandatory
 * Not looking for someone primarily working in Mainframe environment

PURPOSE:
Implement, and manage continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to support application deployments. DevOps and Support cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS), EKS Kubernetes., 70% Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains CI/CD pipelines, performs application release deployments in Test and Production environments. Write and maintain automation scripts in Python, Groovy to streamline operational processes and deployments. Collaborate with development and testing teams to enhance system scalability, performance, and reliability. Submit change management tickets, represent on the CAB calls.
30% Manage, monitor, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows-based production environments. Support container orchestration platforms such as Podman and Kubernetes and develop POC using AWS Services.


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