Ignite IT is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team in supporting the development, testing, and deployment of web applications. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated build, test, and deployment pipelines; ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of our systems; and collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar
- Collaborate with development teams to develop and maintain high-quality code, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices
- Develop and maintain automated tests, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of our systems by monitoring and troubleshooting issues, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations
- Work with operations teams to ensure smooth deployment of applications into production environments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement and develop solutions to improve the overall development lifecycle
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, and recommend improvements to our DevOps processes
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, with a focus on automation, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Experience with containerization using Docker or similar technology
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack
- Strong understanding of automated testing frameworks and tools, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing
- Experience with configuration management using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Certification in DevOps engineering (e.g., Certified DevOps Engineer) or a related field
- Experience with Agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance regulations
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Top Skills
What We Do
Passion and Purpose. We are a start-up borne out of a group of architects and engineers providing solutions that transform with digital breakthroughs.
We Partner - Partnership to us means being all in - on the ground, in the weeds, producing and delivering mission solutions.
We Innovate - driving digital innovation and experimentation to improve decision services for the American people.
We Engage – co-creating to deliver HCD (human centered design) to solve tour customers digital challenges.
We Deliver – and take pride and accountability in everything we do.
We are Ignite IT.
Ignite IT deploys teams that are customer-obsessed, delivering a CX (Customer Experience) renaissance to our Private and Public Sector customers. We combine Commercial BX (Business of Experience) with customer delivery experts to benefit agencies to innovate and improve services and launch new digital solutions. We have built a company foundation dependent on each of our employee’s success, and provide a healthy, engaging, community where learning and knowledge sharing are encouraged. We empower our employees to be bold, continually innovate and propose new ideas to improve processes and services. We engage daily on work that touches millions of people, always focusing on positive impacts and results.
We enable mission services that enable Enterprise companies to succeed in digital transformation, protect Border Agents, deploy the Army Reserve and National Guard, providing decision dominance to make America safer. We apply these digital services across the Private and Public Sectors to include include HHS, DHS, AOUSC and Army. We aim to continually raise the bar for our customers to expect more from their digital services. For more information, visit www.igniteitservices.com
