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The Amatriot Group

DevOps Engineer

The Amatriot Group
United States · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Security Clearance: Public Trust

Location: Remote

Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*: $90,000-110,000

  • This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

Amatriot (formerly GovTact) is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a mission-critical program for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This is a remote position supporting a federal government environment.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS cloud services, and automation, with a strong interest in expanding their DevOps skill set in a secure, compliance-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, test, and deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform in AWS environments
  • Develop, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services, primarily within AWS
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins
  • Configure and manage EC2 instances, security groups, and IAM roles/policies
  • Develop and maintain Python-based automation, including AWS integrations using Boto3 and Botocore
  • Manage secure access to systems using SSH, RDP, and proper credential management
  • Support database connectivity and configurations, including secure access and integration with applications
  • Monitor infrastructure health and performance; assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution as experience grows
  • Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders using tools like Git, Jira, and Confluence
  • Follow best practices for security, compliance, and documentation in a federal cloud environment

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform (required)
  • Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in cloud environments
  • Strong working knowledge of Git (required)
  • Python development experience (required), including:
    • Boto3 and Botocore for AWS automation (required)
  • Experience managing or configuring:
    • IAM roles and policies (required)
    • AWS Security Groups (required)
  • Familiarity with secure shell (SSH) access and system configuration
  • Understanding of database concepts, including DBMS fundamentals and SQL
  • Comfortable working in Linux-based environments
Preferred Qualifications

  • 1–4 years of professional experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or related roles
  • Experience with Jenkins and Jenkinsfile pipelines
  • Experience with AWS services, including:
    • EC2
    • Lambda functions and configurations (nice to have)
    • CloudFormation (less critical currently)
  • Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools
  • Bash scripting experience
  • Knowledge of containers (Docker) and container orchestration concepts
  • Familiarity with ECS (future development focus)
  • Basic understanding of AWS networking concepts, including VPCs and routing
  • Experience with Linux patching and system maintenance
  • Familiarity with unit testing practices
  • Exposure to PyMySQL or similar database libraries
  • Experience with Golang (nice to have, not required)
  • Experience using Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment

Key Skills

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Posted
Feb 13, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
United States

Industries

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Categories

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