Job Specifications
Position: Sr Devops Engineer
Location: Washington, DC 20036 onsite
Duration: 11 Months, Start Date: 02-02-2026 (February)
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Project Description:
The Information Technology division is seeking a cloud professional proficient in administering AWS GovCloud cloud service platform for an examination tool. As a Cloud Engineer you will partner with the cloud platform team and development team to build, manage, and enable the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in support of the business application development project.
Background:
At least five years of demonstrated experience supporting cloud platforms. As a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer, we require 10 years of experience in the field of technology including application development, 5 of which focused on supporting cloud technologies.
Requirements:
The candidate shall also demonstrate the below knowledge and experience:
Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative.
Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environment.
Proficient in at least one high-level programming language such as Python, PowerShell, or Infrastructure as Code (AWS Cloud Formation, AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.). Python 3.x data engineering with pandas, Databricks, or SPARK preferred.
DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment. Experience with GitLab or Azure DevOps preferred.
Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government platform experience preferred.
Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage. Experience with AWS Load Balancer.
Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloud ready applications.
Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, Okta, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing applications.
Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness.
Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture.
Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON. Experience with AWS API Gateway.
Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in a highly secure operating environment.
Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments, etc.)
Interview:
Selected candidates will participate in a phone screening. Those that pass the phone screening may be invited to an in-person interview. The use of video conference tools (e.g., MS Teams or WebEx) can be used in accordance with agency guidelines.
About the Company
The Indotronix Avani Group is an award-winning staffing, consulting, and technology solutions company with a footprint across the United States, Canada, and India. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations and government entities. The company has won numerous awards including being named in the top 100 Fastest-Growing US Staffing companies 2 years in a row (2019 & 2020) by Staffing Industry Analysts.
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