IT054 Cloud DevOps Engineer
Junior-to-mid Cloud DevOps Engineer on ADNET's NASA SESDA contract supporting the NASA Science Cloud (SCIP) at Goddard Space Flight Center: onboarding and migrating science projects to the cloud, implementing CI/CD, Terraform-based IaC, and federal security compliance. Primarily remote with occasional on-site work in Greenbelt, MD; US citizenship required.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Greenbelt, MD
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- B.S. degree with 3+ years experience (junior to mid-level role)
- 1–3 years hands-on experience with AWS, Agile environments, Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred), and core DevOps practices
- Understanding of cloud security principles and experience implementing security controls in cloud environments
- Self-motivated early-to-mid career professional eager to learn
- Strong problem-solving ability and willingness to learn new cloud tools and automation techniques
- Clear and effective communication with ability to create technical documentation
- US Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 Investigation through NASA
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure
- Experience with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Familiarity with CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks
- Background supporting scientific computing or research environments
- Experience with multi-cloud architectures
- Familiarity with federal security frameworks (FISMA, NIST) and cloud security compliance
Full description
IT054 Cloud DevOps Engineer
We have an opening on NASA's Space and Earth Science Data Analysis (SESDA) contract for a Cloud DevOps Engineer supporting the NASA Science Cloud, which is a managed commercial cloud infrastructure specifically designed to accelerate innovation, discovery, collaboration, and accessibility to NASA data. We are looking for a Junior to Mid-Level Cloud DevOps Engineer (B.S. degree with 3 or more years experience) to join a dynamic team. This role will split time between supporting NASA's core Science Cloud infrastructure and directly supporting end science customers operating within commercial clouds.
This work directly supports the Science Cloud Infrastructure Project (SCIP) managed by the Computational and Information Sciences and Technology Office (CISTO) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. CISTO provides high-end information technology systems and services for science, including assessment and evaluation of new information technologies, hardware, and software and manages one of two NASA High Performance Computer systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support onboarding, migration, and operations of NASA science projects to cloud environments
- Provide technical analysis, design, and recommendations for operational cloud infrastructure for science requirements
- Implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, deployment, and operational automation
- Implement security best practices in cloud infrastructure design and ensure compliance with federal security standards
- Collaborate with an agile, multi-cloud team (~25 members) to deliver scalable, secure cloud services
Required Qualifications:
- 1–3 years of hands-on experience and foundational familiarity with AWS, Agile environments, Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred), and core DevOps practices
- Understanding of cloud security principles and experience implementing security controls in cloud environments
- Self-motivated early-to-mid career professional eager to learn and contribute to team success
- Strong problem-solving ability with a willingness to learn new cloud tools and automation techniques
- Clear and effective communication with ability to create useful technical documentation
- US Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 Investigation through NASA.Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in Azure
- Experience with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)