Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc. is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to support a federal healthcare analytics program. This role involves supporting and monitoring CI/CD pipelines, troubleshooting deployment issues, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure while collaborating with developers and the operations team.
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
Skills
- 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 willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
- 0 -2 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical role, including hands-on experience with AWS and CI/CD pipelines through internships, structured training programs, or professional environments
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- U.S. Citizenship required (Public Trust eligibility)
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload based on the needs of the client
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and frequent changes in priorities
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Excellent technical writing skills and proven experience in systems with complex requirements
- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with others to meet project objectives
- Understanding of the system development lifecycle as implemented with Agile; SAFe knowledge a plus
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to navigate in an office setting unassisted
- Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds
- Strong speaking skills, including the ability to articulate thoughts in a clear manner and excellent word enunciation skills, are required
- Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
- Exposure to Kubernetes (EKS or similar)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Scripting experience (Python, Bash)
- AWS Certification (Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate)
Benefits
- Choose from three medical healthcare plans
- Dental and Vision Insurance plans. Enjoy a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA), and a company-sponsored Wellness Program
- Next Phase offers life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance, all of which are paid for by the company
- Employees receive competitive paid time off, including 11 holidays and maternity leave for recovering mothers.
- Next Phase contributes 5% to a 401K plan without requiring employee contributions
- Employees can be reimbursed for professional development expenses such as classes, books, technical certification/testing fees, professional dues/subscriptions, and professional licenses required for their position
- You have two options to ensure the happiness and health of your pets
- At Next Phase, we believe in sharing our success with the employees who make it happen!
Company Overview
Next Phase Solutions and Services (Next Phase) is rethinking problem solving. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://npss-inc.com.