Associate DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance, and improvement of CI/CD pipelines and software delivery tools
• Assist with the development and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) used to provision and manage cloud environments
• Support the deployment and operation of containerized applications and microservices using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EKS, and/or OpenShift
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash, Python, Groovy, or similar scripting languages
• Assist with application and microservice deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments
• Work with software development and DevOps engineers to troubleshoot application, configuration, deployment, and infrastructure issues
• Follow established DevOps standards, processes, and security practices
• Learn and apply emerging cloud, DevOps, and automation technologies
• Support the availability, reliability, and performance of production and non-production environments
• Assist with incident, problem, and change management activities
• Monitor applications, infrastructure, servers, networks, and cloud services and escalate issues when appropriate
• Assist with operating system patching, security remediation, vulnerability management, and environment upgrades
• Support monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability tools
• Analyze logs and monitoring data to assist with troubleshooting application and infrastructure issues
• Participate in an on-call rotation as required, with support from senior engineering team members
• Assist with maintaining operational documentation, procedures, dashboards, and system health metrics

Preferred

• Exposure to Java and/or Node.js web applications, including technologies such as Spring Boot and React, is a plus

Benefits

• Professional development
• Meaningful projects
• Flexibility to spend time with family and friends
• Hybrid work arrangement: 2 days per week at the Sterling, VA headquarters
• Glassdoor
• 3.4
• REI Systems is a leading provider of web-based solutions to meet the complex business challenges of the public and private sector.
• Sterling, Virginia, USA
• http://www.reisystems.com
• Late Stage
• Total Funding
• $35.7M
• Key Investors
• Small Business Innovation Research
• 2024-12-02
• Grant· $35.7M
• Leadership Team
• Shyam Salona
• Co-Founder & CEO
• Eric Olson
• Chief Corporate Development Officer
• Recent News
• PR Newswire
• REI Systems' GovOrch™ AI Now Available on Department of War CDAO's Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace
• 2026-07-01
• Morningstar.com
• REI Systems Launches GovOrch™ AI to Help Agencies Turn Fragmented Data into Mission Intelligence
• 2026-05-19
• Washington Technology
• Sales, tech and talent leadership moves across the market

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of relevant DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or IT infrastructure experience
• Foundational understanding of CI/CD concepts and software deployment pipelines
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar platforms
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, and/or OpenShift
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, RDS, and/or EKS
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
• Experience or coursework involving scripting using Bash, Python, Groovy, or similar languages
• Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line tools
• Understanding of source code and version control systems such as Git
• Exposure to monitoring and logging technologies such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, Splunk, or similar platforms
• Basic understanding of networking, application infrastructure, and troubleshooting concepts
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
• Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies and develop DevOps and cloud engineering skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
• Candidate must be a US Citizen to support this federal project and able to obtain and maintain a Clearance
• Hybrid (2 Day per week in our Sterling, VA HQ)
• Exposure to Java and/or Node.js web applications, including technologies such as Spring Boot and React, is a plus
• 0–2 years of relevant DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or IT infrastructure experience.

Required skills

• CI/CD Pipelines, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Bash, Python, Linux, Git, Monitoring and Logging

Experience

• Entry level