DevOps Engineer

Position Description : Position Summary

The DevOps Engineer supports mission-critical objectives under the referenced work order by designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure and deployment pipelines. This role requires deep technical expertise aligned with government, security, and program requirements across cloud and containerized environments.

This future opportunity is contingent based on award.

Job Description

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for deploying, managing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters in support of enterprise and mission systems. This includes designing resilient container orchestration environments, supporting cluster upgrades, and ensuring high availability and performance across development, staging, and production environments.

The role includes automating cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management practices to support repeatable, secure, and compliant deployments. The engineer will design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI / CD) pipelines that support microservices-based applications while enforcing security controls and change management requirements.

Additional responsibilities include implementing and supporting service mesh technologies to manage service-to-service communication, traffic routing, and security.

The DevOps Engineer will integrate observability solutions to monitor system health, performance, and reliability, and will collaborate closely with development, security, and operations teams to troubleshoot issues and continuously improve platform stability.

All work must be performed in accordance with applicable government security policies, compliance frameworks, and operational standards.

Required Qualifications and Experience

The contractor shall provide personnel who meet one of the following requirements :

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline; or

A minimum of five (5) years of equivalent professional experience performing DevOps engineering functions.

Candidates must have demonstrated experience in :

Deploying, managing, and supporting Kubernetes clusters

Automating cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices

Designing and implementing secure, highly available CI / CD pipelines

Experience with the following technologies is required :

Microservices architectures

Service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)

Observability and monitoring tools

Required Skills and Competencies

Strong DevOps and cloud engineering expertise supporting enterprise systems

Experience operating within government or regulated environments

Knowledge of security, compliance, and DevSecOps best practices

Strong troubleshooting, automation, and collaboration skills

Education

Bachelors degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Desirable Certifications (Preferred, Not Required)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional

Microsoft Certified : DevOps Engineer

Clearance Requirement

An active security clearance at the level specified by the program is required, or the ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance.

Quiet Professionals is located in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. We provide innovative and sustainable solutions that enhance the operational effectiveness of our clients and partners.

QP is proud to be an equal opportunity, disability, and veteran employer. Our team of Quiet Professionals is highly driven, innovative, and results oriented. We empower our teams creativity, knowledge, and expertise to support client needs by fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace. We understand that diversity fuels innovation and drives our success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to serve the needs of our workforce.