DO-26-414 - Junior DevOps Engineer (AWS/ CI/CD Focus)

Role: Junior DevOps Engineer (AWS / CI/CD Focus) Location: Baltimore, MD (Hybrid - 2 days onsite) Remote: Considered for exceptional candidates Employment Type: Full-Time (Immediate Hire) Clearance: Public Trust Eligible (Due to federal contract requirements and Public Trust clearance eligibility, candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.) Next Phase Solutions and Services is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to support a federal healthcare analytics program. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer with hands-on experience in AWS and CI/CD pipelines who is looking to grow in real-world DevOps and cloud environments. This role is ideal for candidates who have moved beyond coursework and have practical experience (projects, internships, or early professional work) and can clearly explain how they have applied cloud and DevOps tools. Key Responsibilities - Support and monitor CI/CD pipelines, ensuring successful builds and deployments - Troubleshoot pipeline and deployment issues with guidance from senior engineers - Assist with provisioning and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, IAM, etc.) - Work with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform or CloudFormation) to support environment setup - Support containerization applications using Docker and/or Kubernetes - Monitor system performance using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana - Collaborate with developers and the operations team during deployments and issue resolution Requirements Required Qualifications - Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, or similar) through: - internships - personal projects - or early professional experience - Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.) - Experience working in a Linux or command-line environment - Exposure to Docker or containerization concepts - Ability to clearly explain your technical experience and problem-solving approach - Strong wil