DevOps Engineer

Who is Element?

We serve as a consulting partner at the intersection between innovation and our clients’ needs, efficiently crafting meaningful user experiences for government customers. As a HUBZone-certified business, we foster local economic development. We also lead digital transformation in government agencies. Join us to drive impactful change in government service delivery while contributing to meaningful initiatives focused on innovation, usability, and accessibility.

Why Work at Element?

We foster a supportive culture where collaboration and creativity flourish, even in a remote work setting, encouraging all to be in their element. With a continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, we ensure every voice is valued and heard, inspiring a place of belonging. Our human-centered approach extends beyond our services, with a culture that supports our team's mission of making a meaningful impact through technology, innovation, and user-centric design. Whether you're developing cutting-edge technology solutions or designing intuitive interfaces, your contributions will have a transformative effect on the lives of countless individuals, shaping how users engage with vital government services. Join us and have a far-reaching impact, resonating across diverse demographics, from communities to the families that build them.

Position Overview

As a DevSecOps Engineer at Element, you will play a central role in continuing the modernization of our federal client’s software development and operational processes. This role requires working with multiple multidisciplinary software development, testing, and operations teams. You’ll be responsible for streamlining software development and deployment processes, ensuring security, reliability, efficiency, and the rapid deployment of software products. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of deployment and security best practices, cloud services, and DevOps methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Expand and sharpen Cloud and DevOps skills across diverse technologies.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of software and infrastructure.
• Utilize AWS services to architect and implement secure, scalable and reliable infrastructure platforms for software engineering teams.
• Utilize IaC and orchestration tools like TerraformWork with tools such as Jira, Git, and Confluence to facilitate efficient project management and collaboration.
• Proactively explore alternatives and prototype solutions to validate hypothetical architectures.
• Update existing applications to improve performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with software engineering and operations teams to integrate DevOps practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Support engineering teams in cloud environments.
• Establish a process to proactively control and manage changes to environmentsBe an active participant in program increment (PI) planning.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Solid understanding of virtualization, containerization, networking, OS, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Java or Python.
• 4 or more years of experience, building, deploying, and troubleshooting containerized applications. 
• 4 or more years of experience, focusing on CI/CD and CM tools and modern frameworks.
• 4 or more years of solid hands-on experience with deploying and working on AWS.
• 4 or more years of experience with orchestration tools.
• 4 or more years of experience working with agile tools like Jira, Git, and Confluence.
• A team player; willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly.
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) 
• US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required.
• Must reside in the Continental US.
• Depending on government agency, specific requirements may include public trust background check or security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Past development experience, specifically web application development.
• Experience at CMS or in the healthcare industry.
• Previous public sector consulting experience and understanding customer needs.
• Should have a AWS certification or willingness to get certified after joining Element 

Location

Be in your Element. We are a remote-first company based in Washington, DC.

Element is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected class. 

We believe in a world where solutions we build improve the lives of those who use them.