DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure Engineer
Location: MacDill Air Force Base - Tampa, FL

Employment Type: Direct salaried employee with comprehensive benefits

Industry: Defense & Aerospace
Compensation: up to $160k, depending on experience
Schedule: 1 st shift - 9x80

About the Opportunity:

Join a team focused on designing, developing, and deploying secure cloud-based solutions that support modern enterprise applications and infrastructure. In this role, you will contribute to cloud architecture initiatives, DevSecOps practices, and emerging technologies while collaborating with customers, project teams, and cybersecurity professionals to deliver scalable, compliant, and reliable solutions.

What You'll Do:

• Support the architecture, design, development, implementation, and troubleshooting of cloud-based applications, platforms, and infrastructure solutions.
• Assist in the adoption of cloud best practices and technologies that enable DevSecOps, containerization, microservices, big data analytics, and AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with Information Technology Security teams to ensure cloud solutions meet security, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Develop preliminary and detailed technical designs, documentation, and implementation plans for new solutions, enhancements, and system modifications.
• Work directly with customer stakeholders and project teams to gather requirements, communicate technical solutions, and provide project status updates.
• Utilize and support cloud and DevOps tools and technologies, including GitLab, SonarQube, Nexus, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, and AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform environments.
• Independently manage assigned tasks while contributing effectively within a cross-functional team environment to deliver project objectives.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

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Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field required.  
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes based clusters administration (they are moving to K8s)
• Minimum 2 years network and operating system experience  
• Minimum 2 years of experience with CI/CD or CIC administration (we are l ooking for someone who has managed and maintained CI/CD platforms - not just someone who has used them to push code).

What Sets You Apart:

• Active Secret clearance a plus to have
• Experience using a source code repository such as Git, BitBucket, Mercurial, or Subversion  
• Experience using a defect management system such as Jira, Bugzilla or Fogbugz  
• Experience with Agile development methodologies  
• Experience using and deploying RDMS, NoSQL, or Graph databases  
• Experience managing/implementing server/clients with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Platforms and Federation Services (NetIQ, ADFS, Azure MFA, Keycloak, Red Hat SSO, Duo, SAML, etc.)  
• Experience scaling applications based on user demand.  
• Experience working with service-based architectures and Web APIs  
• IAT Level 2 Certification (e.g. Security +).  
• Experience with HTML, HTML5, CSS, XML, XSLT, and JSON.  
• Experience working and deploying on DOD networks including NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS   
  

Additional Information:

• The ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance
• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen

• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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