Senior Backend DevOps Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania.

📋 Description

• Manage and enhance Amazon ECS deployments for JLV backend microservices.

• Set up and oversee service scaling, task definitions, health checks, and blue/green deployment methodologies.

• Develop and uphold Infrastructure as Code solutions that adhere to VA Enterprise Cloud architecture standards.

• Facilitate multi-region high availability and disaster recovery setups within AWS GovCloud.

• Architect, sustain, and refine CI/CD pipelines for containerized microservices.

• Automate build, testing, security scanning, deployment, verification, and rollback procedures.

• Generate repeatable deployment protocols and release workflows that comply with VA governance requirements.

• Automate system configuration, database modifications, performance optimization, and post-deployment validation.

• Construct and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and notification frameworks for JLV backend services.

• Perform backup, restoration, outage recovery, and incident response workflows.

• Create operational runbooks and assist in production readiness initiatives.

• Establish performance benchmarks and aid in load testing and release validation.

• Enforce security measures that support FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, FISMA, and VA compliance standards.

• Incorporate security protocols into CI/CD pipelines and operational processes.

• Assist with continuous monitoring, auditing tasks, and remediation efforts.

• Implement IAM solutions that follow best practices for government cloud environments.

• Collaborate with backend engineers, product teams, security teams, and operations staff.

• Aid in production issue triage and enhancements to service reliability.

• Navigate releases through VA governance and approval procedures.

• Keep architecture documentation, deployment manuals, and operational protocols up to date.

• Assume additional tasks and responsibilities as required to meet team goals and ensure project success.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in managing containerized microservices on AWS ECS.

• Strong grasp of container orchestration, service scaling, load balancing, and health monitoring.

• Proficient in AWS CLI and conducting operations in production cloud environments.

• Experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-level settings.

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code methodologies and automation frameworks.

• Working knowledge of FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, FISMA, and compliance standards for government cloud.

• Experience in implementing observability solutions, incident response protocols, and SRE methodologies.

• Solid understanding of AWS networking, IAM, security groups, and multi-region disaster recovery architectures.

• Experience in AWS GovCloud environments.

• Knowledge of VA Enterprise Cloud architecture and deployment strategies.

• Background in supporting healthcare applications or clinical viewer platforms.

• Familiarity with deployment governance, operational readiness evaluations, and production operations management.

• Experience with integration into VA or DoD healthcare systems and services.

• Knowledge of VIP lifecycle processes and related release documentation.

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• Capability to obtain and retain a Public Trust clearance or higher.

• Must be a resident of the continental United States.

• Sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision

• 401k with Employer Match

• PTO + Federal Holidays

• Corporate Laptop

• Training Opportunities

• Remote Opportunity