<p>Veteran-Owned Firm Seeking a DevOps Engineer (Ansible) with TS/SCI for a role in Annapolis Junction, MD</p> <p>My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.</p> <p>At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.</p> <p>We seek a DevOps Engineer (Ansible) position in Annapolis Junction, MD.</p> <p>The ideal candidate must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and have 8-10+ years of experience with a BS/BA, 6-8+ years with an MS/MA, or 3-5+ years with a PhD. Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf software products is required, as is a current DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level III certification.</p> <p>If you're interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and discuss your qualifications further.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Stephen M Hrutka</p> <p>Principal Consultant</p> <p>HRUCKUS LLC</p> <p>Executive Summary: HRUCKUS seeks a DevOps Engineer (Ansible) for a role supporting the Department of the Navy in Annapolis Junction, MD.</p> <p>Position Description: The DevOps Engineer, with a strong specialization in Ansible, will automate infrastructure and application management, leveraging Ansible to streamline configuration management, deployment, and orchestration processes. Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance the infrastructure's scalability, security, and performance. While the primary focus will be on Ansible, we also value a strong working knowledge of Terraform to automate configuration management and streamline operational tasks. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about cloud infrastructure and automation to make a meaningful impact within a fast-paced, evolving environment.</p> <p>Position Job Duties:</p> <ul> <li>Design and implement cloud infrastructure using Terraform and HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). </li><li>Automate provisioning, scaling, and management of infrastructure to ensure reliability and efficiency. </li><li>Collaborate with development and operations teams to support cloud initiatives and streamline deployment processes. </li><li>Monitor cloud environments, perform regular maintenance, and troubleshoot issues as they arise. </li><li>Implement and enforce best practices for cloud security, compliance, and risk management. </li><li>Conduct ongoing security testing and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities. </li><li>Contribute to architectural designs, technical documentation, and provide engineering solutions for improved security. </li><li>Stay current with new tools, technologies, and industry best practices, and advise teams on secure coding practices. </li><li>Integrate Terraform with Ansible to automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure, ensuring a seamless and consistent infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployment process across cloud and on-prem environments. </li><li>Use Terraform to manage and provision infrastructure resources (e.g., compute, storage, networking) and leverage Ansible for post-provisioning configuration management, including application deployments and security hardening. </li><li>Collaborate with engineering teams to design end-to-end automation workflows that combine Terraform's infrastructure provisioning with Ansible's configuration management, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and secure deployments. </li></ul> <p>Position Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>TS/SCI level clearance is required </li><li>Requires 8-10+ years with BS/BA, 6-8+ years with a MS/MA, or 3-5+ years with a PhD. </li><li>Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf software products </li></ul> <p>Certification Requirement:</p> <ul> <li>Must have a current DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level III certification </li></ul> <p>Details:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Job Title: DevOps Engineer (Ansible)</p> </li><li> <p>3 Site Locations:</p> </li><li> <p>Annapolis Junction, MD (Primary)</p> </li><li> <p>JBAB (Depends on Responsibilities)</p> </li><li> <p>Landover, MD (Future)</p> </li><li> <p>Security Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI</p> </li><li> <p>Assignment Type: Full-time</p> </li><li> <p>Salary: Dependent on the candidate's experience, with a target range of up to $140,000</p> </li></ul>