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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Visionist, Inc
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Build Automation, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, YAML, Scripting, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Build Tools, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9186564/devops-engineer

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)

 - 14 years of experience in systems engineering
 - Experience with Git, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Linux, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Make/build automation
 - Experience writing or modifying YAML-based CI/CD configurations
 - Experience scripting with Bash, Python, or a similar language
 - Experience with container image creation, tagging, registries, and container security concepts
 - Experience with infrastructure-as-code concepts and Terraform workflows
 - Experience troubleshooting technical issues independently and methodically

## Description

Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a DevOps Engineer on our PRIME contract. This hands-on DevOps position allows you to expand your skills across the full DevOps lifecycle. You will work with existing systems to troubleshoot issues, improve reliability, and modernize infrastructure and automation across the DevOps toolchain. The role supports GitLab CI/CD environments, AWS infrastructure, containerized applications, and a Kubernetes/RKE2 development cluster, with opportunities to take increasing ownership of automation and modernization efforts. Dependent on the role being performed this program allows hybrid work from home opportunities 2 days a week., Maintain and modernize GitLab CI/CD environments, including configurations, runners, jobs, and pipelines

 - Troubleshoot failed builds and deployments and improve pipeline reliability, efficiency, and standardization
 - Maintain and modernize build systems and automate Docker image building, tagging, scanning, and publishing
 - Maintain and improve Terraform configurations used to provision AWS infrastructure
 - Automate container and software dependency vulnerability identification and support remediation efforts
 - Develop scripts and automation to reduce repetitive operational tasks
 - Troubleshoot issues across Linux, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
 - Maintain and administer Kubernetes/RKE2 development environments, including deployments, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting
 - Maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, configurations, and supporting automation
 - Document processes, configurations, and operational procedures


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