DevOps Engineer
Career TeamResponsibilities
- Design, provision, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
- Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for safe and frequent software deployments.
- Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot containerized applications on Kubernetes.
- Automate operational workflows through scripting and infrastructure automation.
- Improve observability through logging, monitoring, metrics, alerting, and dashboards.
- Optimize systems for performance, scalability, availability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Partner with engineering teams to improve developer experience and deployment reliability.
- Participate in production incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous operational improvements.
- Implement security practices across cloud infrastructure, identity management, networking, secrets management, and application delivery.
- Support government-hosted compliance initiatives, including AWS GovCloud deployments and applicable public-sector security frameworks.
- Evolve platform architecture and improve automation, resilience, and operational excellence.
- Participate in planning, design discussions, and continuous improvement as part of an Agile Scrum team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure, preferably on AWS.
- Hands-on production experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar tools.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience writing automation scripts using Bash, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals, cloud security, IAM, DNS, TLS, and secrets management.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for troubleshooting complex distributed systems.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Preferred experience with AWS GovCloud or other regulated cloud environments and sensitive or regulated data.
- Familiarity with NIST, FedRAMP, GovRAMP, SOC 2, or CJIS security and compliance frameworks.
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
- Experience supporting Node.js services and MongoDB in production.
- Experience optimizing cloud infrastructure for cost, scalability, and reliability.
- Experience working within Agile software development teams.
Benefits
- Remote role, with preference for candidates located near the Denver, Colorado headquarters.
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
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About Career Team
Founded in 1996, Career Team provides both workforce services and workforce software for government and education institutions. Career Team workforce services provides innovative service delivery models for WIOA Adult, DW, Youth, SNAP, TANF and more. Through award winning Hi-Touch and Hi-Tech programs they help maximize workforce board's investments in both rural and urban environments. Our Career Edge software has the ability to serve job seekers, workforce boards, states, higher education and employers by offering: Career Readiness Courseware, Case Management, Labor Exchange and Timesheets. CTL's record of accelerating the human condition has resulted in numerous honors including: Named by INC Magazine as one of Americas 500 fastest growing privately held companies Recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation Featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, FOX, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine and the British Broadcasting Network.