Full Time Remote Rust Developer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

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Job Title:

DevOps Engineer

Position Type:

Full-time

Location:

Remote within the continental United States

Days Remote:

Fully remote

Position Summary:

The DevOps Engineer will automate, optimize, secure, and maintain cloud infrastructure and continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines supporting the DHS USCIS FINCH program. The role requires hands-on experience with cloud platforms, Linux, Python, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, Kubernetes, and Pipeline as Code. The engineer will focus on improving deployment efficiency, security, reliability, performance, and scalability across a large and complex computing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain secure, resilient, high-performing, cloud-native infrastructure architectures compliant with NIST SP 800-53.
• Assess architectures and designs for security vulnerabilities and recommend and implement appropriate alternatives.
• Develop customized DevOps security tools and collaborate with other technical teams.
• Use AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, and dependency-management tools to support cloud environments and development processes.
• Use configuration management and infrastructure automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Multipass, to deploy cloud infrastructure, platform stacks, HTTP/TLS security controls, and compliance assets.
• Automate routine operational tasks to improve scalability and repeatability.
• Create and manage automated release operations.
• Develop desired-state, automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Spinnaker, and other relevant CI/CD tools.
• Create CI/CD pipelines using Pipeline as Code.
• Deploy cloud infrastructure by writing Infrastructure as Code, manifests, and automation scripts.
• Integrate security controls, code-quality gates, and release-quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and network-related issues.
• Participate in coding challenges when required.

Minimum Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional DevOps experience.
• Experience building and operating systems and applications on AWS or Azure.
• Experience working in large and complex computing environments.

Mandatory Skills:

• Linux-based operating systems.
• Shell and Bash scripting.
• Python programming.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision and manage large applications and their supporting infrastructure.
• Docker image creation and containerization.
• Kubernetes cluster deployment and management.
• Command-line interfaces and automation of repeatable processes.
• Pipeline as Code for creating complex, multistage CI/CD pipelines.
• CI/CD automation and implementation of code-quality and release-quality gates.
• Cloud security and integration of security-quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of computer networking, routing, load balancing, APIs, and web applications.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and network-related issues.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, including generating, reviewing, and validating code within AI-driven workflows.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Current residence within the continental United States.
• Willingness to work Eastern Time business hours.
• Ability to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Active or current DHS-USCIS Entry on Duty clearance or investigation.

Degrees and Certifications:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.