DevOps Engineer

Knowledge Management, Inc. (KMI) has the leadership and experience to deliver innovative technology, logistics and management solutions to meet real mission requirements. KMI is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Disadvantage Business (SDB) that specializes in Logistics, Warehouse Services, Distance Learning/Training, Enterprise Solutions, Financial Management Support, Program Management, Intelligence Analysis & Threat Assessment, and Data Analytics/Operations Research. Since 1998, our solutions and services have helped our clients improve performance, drive cost and operational effectives, and map technology needs for tomorrow's requirements.

Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote

Position: 1

Duration: Multi-year program

Start date: ASAP

Security Clearance: Active DHS Public Trust preferred. Anyone with an active DOD clearance, would be processed for a DHS Public Trust.

Salary: Please provide your salary requirement

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, 4+ years DevOps engineering in enterprise environments, 3+ years infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet), 1-2 years in a Lead role

Certifications: AWS DevOps Professional, Azure DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible

Position Summary

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks supporting IRS Criminal Investigation's digital forensics platform. Drive infrastructure-as-code initiatives while ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.

Education & Certifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• DevOps certifications preferred: AWS DevOps Professional, Azure DevOps Engineer
• Container orchestration certifications (Kubernetes, Docker) highly valued
• Infrastructure automation certifications (Terraform, Ansible) beneficial

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated CI/CD pipelines
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions for Nutanix and cloud environments
• Create automated testing and deployment frameworks
• Implement container orchestration and microservices architecture
• Develop monitoring and alerting automation
• Support legacy code migration to modern API frameworks

Required Experience

• 4+ years DevOps engineering in enterprise environments
• 3+ years infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
• Strong scripting and programming skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Background in government or regulated industry DevOps practices
• Proven experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Previous or current experience with the IRS

Benefits: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Group Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Short and Long-term disability insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

E-Verify Statement. Knowledge Management, Inc. participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, KMI is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision. Knowledge Management, Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)