Cleared DevOps Engineer

About this role

SHINE Systems is hiring a cleared DevOps Engineer to support our customer in the Aerospace and Defense industry.

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support the modernization and deployment of a critical government information system. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus Repository management, and building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with Zookeeper in production environments.

You will be responsible for automating deployment processes, managing artifact repositories, and orchestrating infrastructure upgrades across Windows Server environments while planning the migration path to AWS cloud infrastructure.

Strong expertise in Windows Server administration, AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform), and infrastructure-as-code practices are essential. Experience with containerization strategies for Java applications, configuration management tools, and implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments is highly valued.

Position Responsibilities:

CI/CD & Automation:

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
• Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments
• Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using CloudFormation and/or Terraform

Infrastructure Management:

• Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with Zookeeper in production environments
• Administer Windows Server environments and orchestrate infrastructure upgrades
• Plan and execute migration strategies from on-premises VMware to AWS cloud infrastructure
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and related components

Containerization & Security:

• Develop containerization strategies for Java applications
• Implement configuration management tools and practices
• Apply security controls i...