DevOps Systems Engineer

Job Description
Experience level: Mid-senior
Experience required: 10 Years
Education level: Bachelor's degree
Job function: Information Technology
Relocation assistance: Yes
Visa sponsorship eligibility: No

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI CI Poly is required at the time of hire.

DevOps Systems Engineer (All LCATs considered)

Candidate will develop CI/CD build and deploy pipelines; integrate tools into the pipeline and manage debugging integration issues. In addition, candidate will help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process.

Job Duties include:

• Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines

• Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
• Write/update CloudFormation scripts
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across Jenkins and AWS Environments (Linux EC2, RDS, CloudFormation, Elasticsearch, etc...)
• Document key features for developer use
• Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)

Integrate tools into the pipeline

• Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
• Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture

Debugging integration issues

• Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
• Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) the AWS services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary

DevOps Tool Integration

• Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc...)

Requirements

Required
• A Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
• Experience with Linux Environments
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
• Strong problem solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills
• Experience with Git for Source Control
• Understanding and willingness to work in a DevSecOps oriented environment with an Infrastructure as Code mindset
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE Certification (or equivalent DoD IAT Level 2 cert)
• Position is 100% onsite. NO EXCEPTIONS
• TS/ SCI CI Poly

Desired
• Experience with CloudFormation, Elasticsearch
• Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, preferably Java or Python
• Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform

Location: Herndon, VA, US

Posted Date: 11/30/2024