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DevOps Engineer
Summary
Title:DevOps Engineer
ID:9056
Location:Landover, MD
Description
Overview

GBSI is seeking an Information Technology (IT) professional for the role of DevOps Engineer in Landover, MD with a strong specialization in Terraform to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions using Terraform, ensuring efficient deployment and management of resources across various cloud environments. A deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices is essential for this role. 

 

While the primary focus will be on Terraform, we also value a strong working knowledge of Ansible to automate configuration management and streamline operational tasks. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about cloud infrastructure and automation to make a meaningful impact within a fast-paced, evolving environment.



Responsibilities
  • Designs and implements cloud infrastructure using Terraform and HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL);
  • Automates provisioning, scaling, and management of infrastructure to ensure reliability and efficiency;
  • Collaborates with development and operations teams to support cloud initiatives and streamline deployment processes;
  • Monitors cloud environments, performs regular maintenance, and troubleshoots issues as they arise;
  • Implements and enforces best practices for cloud security, compliance, and risk management;
  • Conducts ongoing security testing and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities;
  • Contributes to architectural designs, technical documentation, and provides engineering solutions for improved security;
  • Stays current with new tools, technologies, and industry best practices, and advises teams on secure coding practices;
  • Integrates Terraform with Ansible to automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure, ensuring a seamless and consistent infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployment process across cloud and on-prem environments;
  • Uses Terraform to manage and provision infrastructure resources (e.g., compute, storage, networking) and leverage Ansible for post-provisioning configuration management, including application deployments and security hardening;
  • Collaborates with engineering teams to design end-to-end automation workflows that combine Terraform's infrastructure provisioning with Ansible’s configuration management, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and secure deployments.
Qualifications
  • LEVEL II: Bachelor's degree in a related field, with two (2) to five (5) years experience is required; OR Masters degree in a related field with zero (0) to two (2) years experience years of experience; OR eight (8) to ten (10) years experience with no degree;
  • LEVEL III: Bachelor's degree in a related field, with five (5) to eight (8) years experience is required; OR Masters degree in a related field with three (3) to five (5) years experience years of experience; OR a PdD with zero (0) to two (2) years experience;
  • Information Assurance Certifications consistent with DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level III (i.e., CISSP GCIH,or GCIA) certification is required at start;
  • Active DoD-issued Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required at start;
  • Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf software products is required.




About GBSI

Established in 1995, Global Business Solutions, Inc. offers customers a distinctive blend of information technology capabilities, education and training services, and information assurance solutions. Managed by a team of executive leaders experienced in the field of information technology and training services within the industry and government, GBSI prides itself on exceeding expectations. Our award-winning solutions give clients the support tools needed to successfully deliver in evolving environments with confidence.


GBSI is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

This Contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR-60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

 

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GBSI 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 GBSI’s legal duty to furnish information.

 

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