DevOps Engineer - Linthicum, MD

Devops Engineer – Linthicum, MD About us Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is an esteemed IT enterprise renowned for its exceptional customer service and innovation. We serve both government and commercial sectors, offering a range of solutions such as Healthcare IT, Human Services, Identity Credentialing, Cloud Computing, and Big Data Analytics. With clients in the US and abroad, we hold key contract vehicles including GSA IT Schedule 70, NIH CIO-SP3, GSA Alliant, and DHS-Eagle II. Join us in driving growth and seizing new business opportunities. Role and Responsibilities We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, and a solid understanding of modern DevOps and cloud practices. Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment. Manage and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. Deploy, monitor, and support containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/OpenShift). Implement and manage monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch). Ensure system security, compliance, and high availability across all environments. Collaborate with development and QA teams to streamline release processes and improve system reliability. Troubleshoot and resolve build, deployment, and infrastructure issues. Write and maintain automation scripts in Python or Bash. Minimum Qualification 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Infrastructure Engineering. Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, ECS/EKS). Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Ansible. Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools. Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.). Good scripting skills in Python, Shell, or Groovy. Familiarity with Git-based source control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket). Preferred Qualifications Experience with security tools (Trivy, Snyk, Vault). Exposure to service mesh (Istio, Consul) or GitOps (ArgoCD). Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Terraform Associate, or CKA.