DevOps Engineer

Description
Title: DevOps Engineer (Jr)

Location: Remote (Reston, Virginia)

Terms: Full-time

Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3+ years of U.S. residency and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Travel: 0–10%

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Program Overview

RIVA Solutions supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS), a mission-critical platform within the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO).

HIOS is the authoritative system that collects, validates, and manages health insurance plan data from issuers nationwide. It ensures compliance with Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations, supports marketplace oversight, facilitates plan certification workflows, and enables transparency in health coverage options available to millions of Americans.

RIVA plays a key role in strengthening CMS's oversight capabilities by delivering secure, cloud-based infrastructure, DevOps automation, CI/CD pipeline optimization, and application modernization services that enhance data integrity, system performance, and operational efficiency across the federal health insurance ecosystem.

Position Overview

RIVA Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our CMS HIOS modernization program. This is a junior-to-mid-level role that will help build, automate, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and deployment processes while supporting a secure and compliant DevSecOps environment.

The ideal candidate is eager to learn, technically driven, and comfortable working in Agile delivery teams. This role contributes directly to improving CMS's ability to oversee health plan data and maintain high-availability systems critical to federal health operations.

Core Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Build and maintain automated pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Provision and manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, and ECS using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripts to streamline deployment and maintenance tasks.
• Containerization: Deploy and manage Docker-based workloads, including orchestration via AWS ECS.
• Monitoring & Logging: Configure and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• DevSecOps Integration: Implement security controls, scanning, and IAM best practices within CI/CD workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with developers, cloud engineers, testers, and product teams to support continuous delivery.
• Documentation: Maintain high-quality technical documentation for pipelines, environments, scripts, and automation components.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3+ years of U.S. residency and ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• This role will have an on-call, rotational aspect based on the production environment and necessary deployments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Software Configuration Management experience.
• Hands-on proficiency with AWS services, including IAM, EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, VPC, or CloudFormation.
• Experience automating deployments and environment configurations via CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Docker and containerized application deployment.
• Experience with IaC tools: Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, Nexus/Artifactory, and version control workflows.
• Strong communication, troubleshooting, and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, or DevOps certification.
• Experience working within CMS, HHS, or other federal health environments.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles, compliance frameworks, and security scanning tools.
• Experience with Splunk, New Relic, or advanced monitoring stacks.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Salary

Up to $105,000K max, depending on experience.

RIVA Benefits

• Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long- and Short-term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex
• Additional Workplace Benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email [email protected]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.