Job ID: JOB_ID_6458
Job Overview:
The DevOps Engineer will drive the reliability, scalability, and security of the Maryland Benefits platform infrastructure. This role focuses on architecting production-grade container orchestration using Amazon EKS and implementing robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform. The expert will design complex networking and service discovery layers using HashiCorp Consul and AWS App Mesh to ensure seamless communication between microservices. Furthermore, this role is responsible for modernizing deployment strategies by managing advanced Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that legacy systems and new AI-driven applications are deployed rapidly, securely, and consistently across all environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Kubernetes Management: Lead the architecture, deployment, and lifecycle management of highly available Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and execute strategies for immutable infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, ensuring modular and reusable code for all AWS resources.
- Service Mesh Implementation: Spearhead the implementation of AWS App Mesh to standardize traffic control, visibility, and security across the microservices architecture.
- Service Discovery: Design and manage HashiCorp Consul for dynamic service discovery and distributed configuration management across hybrid cloud environments.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Orchestrate complex Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins to automate testing, security scanning, and deployment.
- GitOps Workflows: Manage the transition to GitOps workflows for application deployment and cluster configuration management.
- Security Posture: Drive the security posture of the infrastructure by implementing fine-grained IAM roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) and network policies within the mesh.
- AI Workload Support: Collaborate with AI and App Dev teams to ensure underlying infrastructure supports high-compute requirements for LLM and AI agent workloads.
- Auto-Scaling: Architect auto-scaling strategies (Karpenter/Cluster Autoscaler) to optimize cost and performance for the Maryland Benefits product suite.
Education:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, engineering, technology, or a related technical discipline.
- Masters degree in a related field is preferred.
General Experience:
- At least eight (8) years of progressive experience in software engineering, systems administration, or DevOps, with a demonstrated track record of supporting high-traffic enterprise platforms.
Specialized Experience:
- At least five (5) years of experience in a technical lead or senior DevOps role focusing on AWS cloud infrastructure and containerization.
- Proven experience architecting and managing production Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS, including upgrades, node group management, and security hardening.
- Deep expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with a strong portfolio of writing custom modules and managing remote state.
- Hands-on experience implementing Service Mesh architectures (specifically AWS App Mesh) and Service Discovery tools (Consul) in a complex microservices environment.
- Demonstrable experience building and maintaining complex Jenkins pipelines (Groovy scripting) for automated CI/CD.
- Expertise in AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway) and security (Security Groups, NACLs, IAM).
- Experience with Helm charts for package management and deployment on Kubernetes.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and implement self-healing infrastructure strategies.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Special Requirements
Candidate must be local to MD or VA with local DL. Remote position.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $120,000 – $160,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: Remote, MD
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Recruiter / Employer: Maryland Benefits platform
Email: ry@progrite.com
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