DevOps Specialist

Summary

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is seeking a DevOps Specialist to support technology development within its Office of Technology. The role implements DevOps strategies, develops and maintains CI/CD pipelines, deploys and monitors cloud, web, and mobile applications, and supports secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develops design CI/CD pipelines for a Cloud based web application at enterprise scale as well as Mobile applications. Help a technical team to deploy and monitor the software
• Supports RESTful APIs, web services, microservices, and other modern architectural patterns
• Supports the complete Agile software development life cycle, from concept, design, and development, through testing, debugging, and deployment, ensuring superior quality and timeline adherence
• Drives the optimization of applications for speed, scalability, security, and maintainability, upholding stringent code health and testing standards
• Aligns IT strategies and solutions with business objectives
• Proactively assesses risks and develops mitigations strategies and action plans as appropriate
• Identifies complex challenges and devices innovative, cost-effective solutions
• Manages data as a strategic asset by applying expertise in data modeling, data governance, and information security
• Communicates complex subjects clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, to technical and non-technical audiences
• Applies strong documentation, collaboration, and presentation skills to IT and business leadership, securing buy-in on design approach by evaluating architecture and cost tradeoffs
• Prepares presentations, technical documents, and related artifacts to effectively convey concepts and ideas to a wider audience, and obtain approvals from the Technology Review Committee, Technology AC, and Capital Investment Review Committee
• Performs related duties as assigned

Skills

• Two (2) years of firsthand experiences in maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile and web application development
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Demonstrated compelling portfolio of projects, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative problem-solving skills, managing multi-faceted projects, and driving technological innovation
• Experiences in Gitlab CI/CD and integration with Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS); AWS compute service (ec2), AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS) EKS maintenance, administration, upgrade; AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) administration and upgrade; AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Security services; AWS config; AWS WAF& Shield, AWS Advanced Networking; AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudWatch, Terraform; Python scripting; Shell scripting
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and supporting technologies
• Familiarity with modern application development practices
• Experience in maintaining automated build systems such as Jenkins and managing Source control management such as Gitlab
• Good understanding of various technology domains, including application, data, infrastructure, and security architectures
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, including continued delivery, infrastructure as code, auto scaling, and automated testing
• Knowledgeable in major web technologies like .NET, Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP), Node.js, Java, React.js, and MySQL, and experience with service side CSS pre-processing platforms
• Solid understanding of performance testing and optimization with the expertise to leverage related tools and practices effectively
• Skill in managing multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to speak and write effectively, with emphasis on communicating technical issues to nontechnical audiences
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, or Information Technology or related field of study
• A state driver's license in good standing
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
• AWS certifications
• Kubernetes Certifications
• Hands-on Cloud based Web application deployment and Mobile Application deployment experience
• Experience on transformation of airport IT applications and systems along with abilities to confirm with High availability disaster recovery (HA/DR) and failover capacities needs

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Two (2) years of firsthand experiences in maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile and web application development
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Demonstrated compelling portfolio of projects, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative problem-solving skills, managing multi-faceted projects, and driving technological innovation
• Experiences in Gitlab CI/CD and integration with Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS); AWS compute service (ec2), AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS) EKS maintenance, administration, upgrade; AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) administration and upgrade; AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Security services; AWS config; AWS WAF& Shield, AWS Advanced Networking; AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudWatch, Terraform; Python scripting; Shell scripting
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and supporting technologies
• Familiarity with modern application development practices
• Experience in maintaining automated build systems such as Jenkins and managing Source control management such as Gitlab
• Good understanding of various technology domains, including application, data, infrastructure, and security architectures
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, including continued delivery, infrastructure as code, auto scaling, and automated testing
• Knowledgeable in major web technologies like .NET, Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP), Node.js, Java, React.js, and MySQL, and experience with service side CSS pre-processing platforms
• Solid understanding of performance testing and optimization with the expertise to leverage related tools and practices effectively
• Skill in managing multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to speak and write effectively, with emphasis on communicating technical issues to nontechnical audiences
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, or Information Technology or related field of study
• A state driver's license in good standing
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification

Nice to Haves

• AWS certifications
• Kubernetes Certifications
• Hands-on Cloud based Web application deployment and Mobile Application deployment experience
• Experience on transformation of airport IT applications and systems along with abilities to confirm with High availability disaster recovery (HA/DR) and failover capacities needs

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Well-being resources
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Pension and retirement plans
• Ongoing training and development opportunities