DevOps Engineer, Senior

About Trilogy Innovations

At Trilogy Innovations, we are committed to driving meaningful change for our customers and communities through smart, innovative technology that solves real problems. As a growing systems and software engineering company, we partner across public and private sectors to modernize enterprise systems, strengthen security, and deliver high value solutions. We are scaling with purpose, investing in our people, processes, and platforms as we expand. We work hard, think creatively, and value every perspective as we push boundaries and build systems that matter.

Who you are

Trilogy Innovations is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with experience in Java (Spring Boot), Kubernetes/OpenShift, and cloud-native architectures. You have a strong background in building CI/CD pipelines, working with containerization tools (Docker/Podman), and supporting event-driven systems.
The ideal candidate has experience with technologies such as Apache Kafka, GitOps tools (GitLab, ArgoCD, etc.), and databases including SQL, NoSQL, and Elasticsearch. Experience in Agile environments and an active Secret clearance are required.

On-Call Expectations

To support critical system needs, this role participates in a rotating on-call schedule for one week out of every four. During your on-call week, you’ll be part of a responsive support team that helps ensure system reliability and continuity.

• Acknowledge on-call contacts (phone, text, or email) within 15 minutes
• Remain within reasonable access to your secure work laptop while on call
• Log in and begin assessing or troubleshooting requests within 60 minutes of notification

The on-call rotation is structured to provide balance while ensuring our federal partners receive timely, dependable support when it matters most.

What you will do:

• Develop Java applications and microservices within an event driven architecture using Spring Boot
• Interface with various databases from Elasticsearch, NoSQL, and SQL databases.
• Create and update application building pipelines.
• Deploy and configure services using infrastructure as a service provider (e.g., Amazon Web Services, OpenShift).
• Debug Kubernetes (OpenShift) clusters and microservices.
• Install and manage open-source monitoring tools.
• Architecture for continuous integration and deployment, and continuous monitoring.
• Use and work with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, PodMan).

What you bring:

We require:

• 8 years of experience. Relevant IT or technology certificate(s) or certification(s) may be substituted for up to 2 years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or Associates with a total of 10 years of experience.
• Active Secret Security Clearance or above. 
• Experience working within Agile Framework.
• 5+ years of experience Java Object-Oriented Programming.
• 5+ years experience with Kubernetes and containers; automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
• Experience with Cloud-native architecture.
• Event-driven architectures.
• 5+ years experience with the following:
  • Apache Kafka
  • Pub/Sub (Publish, subscribe)
  • Streaming
  • Event sources
  • Running GitOps (GitLab, Git, Bitbucket, ArgoCD, Tekton, etc.) within version control tools.
  • Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) for version control management.

Nice to have: 

• Demonstrate a positive, collaborative attitude and a commitment to team success
• Take pride in delivering high-quality, reliable software that supports a mission-critical system
• Demonstrate accountability for assigned work and shared team outcomes
• Engage constructively in Agile ceremonies and technical discussions
• Maintain a strong work ethic, professionalism, and respect for teammates, stakeholders, and mission priorities
• Adapts to change and approaches challenges with a solution-oriented mindset

Work Environment: Remote with occasional travel as required.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary range: $131,000 - $134,000

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus eligibility
• 401k with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Professional development programs
• Employee referral bonus program

Why Trilogy Innovations

At Trilogy Innovations, we believe strong teams build meaningful solutions. We deliver high quality systems and software engineering services across public and private sectors, supporting complex and mission critical environments with integrity, collaboration, and care.

Since 2010, our talented team has partnered with organizations such as the FBI, U.S. Air Force, NASA, Department of Education, Department of Energy, DHS, SOCOM, and leading private sector clients. We are known for combining technical excellence with a thoughtful, people first approach.

At Trilogy, you will work alongside smart, committed professionals in a supportive, learning oriented environment. We value innovation, accountability, and continuous growth, and we encourage our people to bring both expertise and humanity to the work they do.

If you are looking to contribute to impactful work while growing your skills in a collaborative and forward-thinking organization, Trilogy Innovations is a place where you can do just that.

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