DevOps Engineer

Who we are:

Makpar is a comprehensive professional and technical solutions provider for the Federal government. We combine functional and technical expertise in cloud engineering, data management, cybersecurity and emerging technologies to deliver mission success. We build the right IT solution for government clients by partnering with them to understand their WHAT, WHY, and HOW. Using our signature consulting methodology that we call “The Makpar Way,” we help agencies navigate the ongoing changes in the Federal technology landscape. We succeed where others fail because of our connected and engaged workforce are dedicated to delivering success for our clients and the American people.

Our Mission: We solve complex problems for the Federal government to accelerate access to citizen services.

When it comes to excellence, we deliver. Learn more about our employer brand at makpar.com/careers.

The Position:

Makpar has an exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer I to join our growing team. The Junior DevOps Engineer is responsible for supporting CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and deployment automation. Works closely with development teams to ensure reliable application delivery, maintain infrastructure, and assist with operational troubleshooting while gaining experience with DevOps tools and practices.

Role Responsibilities::
CI / CD Pipeline Support

• Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines.

• Assist in creating or updating build and release pipelines.

• Support automated application deployments to development and test environments.

• Review pipeline failures and work with developers to resolve build issues.

• Maintain pipeline scripts and configuration files.

Infrastructure & Cloud Support

• Support provisioning of infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

• Assist with cloud environment management (AWS).

• Maintain configuration files for infrastructure deployments.

• Monitor resource utilization and report anomalies.

Environment Management

• Provision and configure development, staging, and test environments.

• Ensure environment consistency across teams.

• Maintain environment variables and configuration files.

• Support environment refreshes and data resets.

Container & Orchestration Support

• Build and manage Docker images.

• Support container deployments.

• Assist with Kubernetes or container orchestration troubleshooting.

• Maintain container registries.

Monitoring & Incident Support

• Monitor system alerts and dashboards.

• Investigate performance or availability issues.

• Escalate incidents to leads.

• Maintain monitoring configurations.

Automation & Scripting

• Write automation scripts for operational tasks.

• Assist with configuration automation.

• Maintain reusable automation libraries.

Security & Compliant Support

• Support vulnerability scanning in pipelines.

• Maintain secrets and credentials management.

• Ensure secure configuration of environments.

• Assist with compliance checks.

Collaboration with Development Team

• Support developers with deployment issues.

• Participate in sprint planning and standups.

• Assist with debugging environment-related problems.

• Document DevOps processes.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Document deployment procedures.

• Maintain runbooks and troubleshooting guides.

• Update architecture diagrams and environment documentation-related problems

Required Qualifications::
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Equivalent practical experience in software development, systems administration, or cloud engineering.

• 1-3 years of experience in DevOps, systems administration, or software engineering support.

• Experience with Git-based version control systems.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. Github, Gitlab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Sonarqube) and writing configuration-based pipelines (YAML)

• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS)

• Experience writing scripts using Python.

• Basic understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker

• Experience developing nd maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code repositories (e.g. Teraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation)

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in an Agile development environment.

• Proactive use of AI & automation to enhance productivity, accelerate delivery, and identify opportunities for intelligent process improvement.

• Demonstrated AI fluency including experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and/or automation to improve workflows, analysis, development, or operational efficiency.

Additional Qualifications as per contract/client:
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in government contracting, regulated industries, or large enterprises

• Familiarity with identity, access management, data platforms, or enterprise SaaS ecosystems

• Experience working with Jira and Confluence

• Experience with Kubernetes or AWS ECS

Benefits:

At Makpar Corporation we understand that we all need to balance work and life – that is why we have a great benefits package, excellent training and career development opportunities, flexible work schedules along with a generous compensation package. At Makpar, we believe in keeping our employees happy, healthy and engaged. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding benefits, creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, collaborate, and be inquisitive in order to achieve goals.

Start your career today and be a part of something meaningful!

Makpar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.