Who is Element?
We serve as a partner at the intersection of innovation and our clients' needs, efficiently crafting meaningful user experiences for government and commercial customers. By breaking down complex problems to their fundamental elements, we create modern digital solutions that drive efficiencies, maximize taxpayer dollars, and deliver essential outcomes that serve the people.
Why Work at Element?
Make an impact that resonates-join our vibrant team and discover how you can improve lives through digital transformation. Our talented professionals bring unparalleled energy engagement, setting a higher standard for impactful work. Come be a part of our team and shape a better future.
Position Overview
As a DevSecOps Engineer at Element, you will play a central role in continuing the modernization of our federal client’s software development and operational processes. This role requires working with multiple multidisciplinary software development, testing, and operations teams. You’ll be responsible for streamlining software development and deployment processes, ensuring security, reliability, efficiency, and the rapid deployment of software products. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of deployment and security best practices, cloud services, and DevOps methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Expand and sharpen Cloud and DevOps skills across diverse technologies.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of software and infrastructure.
- Utilize AWS services to architect and implement secure, scalable and reliable infrastructure platforms for software engineering teams.
- Utilize IaC and orchestration tools like TerraformWork with tools such as Jira, Git, and Confluence to facilitate efficient project management and collaboration.
- Proactively explore alternatives and prototype solutions to validate hypothetical architectures.
- Update existing applications to improve performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with software engineering and operations teams to integrate DevOps practices into the software development lifecycle.
- Support engineering teams in cloud environments.
- Establish a process to proactively control and manage changes to environmentsBe an active participant in program increment (PI) planning.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent work experience.
- Solid understanding of virtualization, containerization, networking, OS, etc.
- Demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Java or Python.
- 4 or more years of experience, building, deploying, and troubleshooting containerized applications.
- 4 or more years of experience, focusing on CI/CD and CM tools and modern frameworks.
- 4 or more years of solid hands-on experience with deploying and working on AWS.
- 4 or more years of experience with orchestration tools.
- 4 or more years of experience working with agile tools like Jira, Git, and Confluence.
- A team player; willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly.
- Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)
- US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required.
- Must reside in the Continental US.
- Depending on government agency, specific requirements may include public trust background check or security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Past development experience, specifically web application development.
- Experience at CMS or in the healthcare industry.
- Previous public sector consulting experience and understanding customer needs.
- Should have a AWS certification or willingness to get certified after joining Element
Location
Be in your Element. We are a remote-first company based in Washington, DC.
Element is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
We believe in a world where solutions we build improve the lives of those who use them.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are your human-centric innovation partner, crafting impactful user experiences for government and commercial sectors with an unwavering commitment to efficiency and excellence.
Our Core Capabilities:
CMS Data Experience
Our team has established deep domain experience in insurance, claims, and quality data throughout the CMS ecosystem. We equip healthcare stakeholders with insights to make informed policy decisions through strategic data management, integrating diverse data sources, and conducting analysis.
Enabling Interoperability in Healthcare
We build functionality using standards such as FHIR to allow for data interoperability between government agencies, providers, and patients. Guided by our long-time partnership with CMS and healthcare stakeholders, we advocate for patient data accessibility, striving to enhance the quality of care delivered.
Leaders in DevSecOps
As some of the earliest practitioners of DevSecOps within CMS, we exemplify the significance of a carefully engineered CI/CD pipeline. Amidst unprecedented HealthCare.gov registrations, our team safeguards its stability and reliability.
Consulting to Innovate
At Element, we act as consultative partners at the crossroads of innovation and our clients' needs. No matter the challenge, we identify and prioritize the appropriate methods, ensuring tailored solutions and using modern technologies.
We believe in a world where solutions we build improve the lives of those who use them, and the elements of Innovation, Collaboration, Integrity, Equity, Creativity are the foundation
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