Senior Devops Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

The Team

UberEther is a leader in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) and #ZeroTrust space. Our platform and expert services team enable government and commercial customers to have ultimate control over access to critical information. We are employee first, with outstanding benefits and a track record of upskilling and fostering growth. We're looking for employees who get excited about pioneering novel solutions to new, complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of a growing Platform Services team
• Learn and master our managed services environment
• Operations and maintenance tasks such as: OS level patching, Application updates, SIEM log review and maintenance
• Scanning and monitoring of system health
• Infrastructure/PaaS Deployment
• Systems troubleshooting
• Continuous learning of new trends and technologies

Basic Qualifications

• US Citizen and able to obtain a US security clearance
• 5+ years of work experience as a systems engineer 
• Ability to contribute in each of the areas mentioned below

Desired Experience

Cloud Infrastructure and Services:

• Extensive experience with AWS, including but not limited to: VPCs, Subnets, Route Tables, EC2, Load Balancers, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, and EKS.
• Proficiency in building, maintaining, and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure for scalability and resilience.

Operating Systems:

• In-depth knowledge of managing Linux and Windows operating systems, with a strong emphasis on:
  • For Windows:
    • Active Directory and Group Policy Management.
    • PowerShell scripting for automation and administrative tasks.
  • For Linux:
    • Command Line Interface (CLI) proficiency for administrative tasks.
    • System troubleshooting, log review, and application tuning.
    • Bash scripting expertise, with Python scripting as a significant plus.

DevOps Practices and Tools:

• Hands-on experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. GitLab CI/CD experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code and automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and AWS CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with version control using Git and experience with code repositories.

Scripting:

• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Bash, PowerShell, Python, etc.) for automation and task development.

Security and Identity Management:

• Experience with deploying and managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions such as SailPoint, CyberArk, Ping, etc.

Containers and Orchestration:

• Knowledge of Kubernetes container management and operation of clusters in AWS EKS.
• Understanding of containerized environments and microservices architecture.

Monitoring and Troubleshooting:

• Competency in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and identifying as well as addressing gaps within an environment.
• Experience with monitoring tools and log analysis, familiarity with ElasticSearch or OpenSearch, and Kibana is a plus.

Networking and Architecture:

• Basic understanding of networking principles, virtual machines, and cloud-based architecture.

Collaboration and Mentorship:

• A strong work ethic, ability to work well within a team environment, and enthusiasm for learning.
• Comfortable serving as a knowledge resource to less experienced engineers, with a willingness to assist, guide, and mentor.

Innovation and Passion:

• An enthusiasm to learn and a passion for building innovative and impactful solutions.

Location

This role is offered as a fully remote or hybrid position based out of our Sterling, VA office.

Benefits

We understand the value of such people, reward them accordingly, and provide best-in-class benefits to support them and their family’s well-being. Full-time employees are eligible to receive top-notch Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K savings plan, Life Insurance, and Short and Long-term Disability benefits as well as generous paid flex-time, education and technology reimbursement. This includes:

• 100% employer covered health care premiums
• 6% 401k match
• Substantial education and professional development budget
• 25 PTO days per year, which increases with tenure
• Annual technology budget

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.