DevOps Engineer

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a DevOps Engineer. SES is seeking a DevOps Engineer supporting AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness. 

Location: This position required is hybrid with on-site support as needed. Candidate must be within 50 miles of Boston, MA or Huntsville/Montogomery, AL. 

Candidates for this role should demonstrate working knowledge in the following areas:

· AWS Infrastructure Fundamentals

· Understanding of core AWS services (EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, S3)

· Ability to manage, troubleshoot, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure

· Familiarity with networking concepts (subnets, security groups, routing)

· Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

· Experience writing, modifying, and deploying Terraform configurations
Understanding of state management, modules, and environment separation

· Ability to troubleshoot failed deployments and configuration issues

· Git-Based Source Control (GitLab Preferred)

· Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, merging, version control)

· Experience working with GitLab or similar platforms

· Ability to manage and review infrastructure code changes

· CI/CD Pipelines

· Understanding of pipeline-based deployments (build, test, deploy stages)

· Experience troubleshooting pipeline failures

· Familiarity with automating infrastructure deployments

· System Administration (Linux/Server Management)

· Basic system administration skills (file systems, services, permissions)

· Experience managing server configurations and performance

· Ability to troubleshoot system-level issues

· Security Hardening & STIG Compliance

· Familiarity with system hardening practices

· Understanding of STIGs or similar security baselines

· Ability to apply and validate secure configurations

· Backup and Recovery Operations

· Understanding of backup strategies and data protection concepts

· Experience verifying backups and performing restore operations

· Awareness of disaster recovery principles

· ServiceNow (Basic Administration)

· General familiarity with ServiceNow platform structure and environments

· Ability to support administrative tasks and environment operations

· Understanding of how platform performance ties to underlying infrastructure

· Troubleshooting & Operational Support

· Ability to diagnose issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and applications

· Strong problem-solving skills across multiple technical layers

· Experience supporting production systems

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's and 8+ years or more of experience.  Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree. 
• Coding language experience required: C#, .NET, Angular (Javascript)
• Interim Secret clearance required to start; Ability to obtain Secret clearance required to maintain employment  
• ship required 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1 

• ITIL Certification  

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance