Position Details

Salary $65K – $145K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years Eight years or more

Education Bachelor’s degree or Associates with a total of 10 years of experience

Category Consulting & Advisory

About this role

Senior DevOps Engineer specializing in Java-based microservices, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and cloud-native architectures; responsible for building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, event-driven systems, and on-call support for mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

Develop Java applications and microservices in an event-driven architecture using Spring Boot
Interface with databases (Elasticsearch, NoSQL, SQL)
Create and update CI/CD pipelines
Deploy and configure services on AWS/OpenShift
Debug Kubernetes clusters and microservices

Technical Overview

Stack includes Java/Spring Boot, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker/Podman, Kafka, and GitOps tools (GitLab, ArgoCD, Tekton), with SQL/NoSQL and Elasticsearch as data stores; experience with AWS/OpenShift and IaC using Terraform.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior DevOps engineer with 8+ years of hands-on Java/Spring Boot, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and cloud-native experience. They should be proficient with CI/CD, GitOps tools, and event-driven architectures, and able to operate in a remote, mission-critical environment.

Must-Have Skills

8 years of experienceJava (Spring Boot) and Spring BootKubernetes/OpenShiftDocker/PodmanCloud-native architecturesEvent-driven architecturesApache KafkaGitOps (GitLabGitArgoCDTekton)Atlassian Tool Suite (JiraConfluenceBitbucket)Secret clearance

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with Agile EnvironmentsActive Secret clearance is not required

Tools & Platforms

Amazon Web ServicesOpenShiftKubernetesGitLabArgoCDTektonJiraConfluenceBitbucket

Required Skills

8+ years experience in IT; Java (Spring Boot); Kubernetes; OpenShift; Docker/Podman; Apache Kafka; GitOps; GitLab; ArgoCD; Tekton; SQL / PostgreSQL; NoSQL; Elasticsearch; CI/CD; Infrastructure as Code; Terraform; cloud-native architectures; Jira; Confluence; Bitbucket

Hard Skills

Java (Spring Boot)Spring BootKubernetesOpenShiftDockerPodmanApache KafkaGitOpsGitLabArgoCDTektonPub/SubStreamingSQL / PostgreSQLNoSQLElasticsearchCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloud-native architecturesAmazon Web ServicesJiraConfluenceBitbucketJava Object-Oriented Programming

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationmentoring

Industry & Role

Industry Technology

Job Function Develop and maintain scalable, automated, and observable cloud-native systems for mission-critical environments using Java, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and GitOps tooling.

Role Subtype Solutions Architect

Tech Domains Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Must have active Secret clearance

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