M.C. Dean, Inc.

DevOps Engineer 1 - Tysons, VA

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Vienna, VA, United States

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DevOps Engineer 1 - Tysons, VA


ID 12967


Location Tysons, VA


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Your Future at M.C. Dean


We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world’s most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained–enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.


We are seeking a DevOps Engineer 1 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, it systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.


Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain a TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance REQUIRED


Work Type: Full Time


What you’ll do:


We rely on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices to manage an enterprise IT infrastructure that supports customer critical missions and functions. The focus of this position is on automating the deployment of infrastructure, code, and applications, as well as image management, to streamline development and operational processes.


The successful candidate will join a dynamic multidiscipline team responsible for design, implementation, integration, and support of the enterprise IT platform, which includes secure cloud-hosted and on-premises environments. As part of the team, the DevOps Engineer 1 responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to) the following:


Job Duties and Responsibilities:




  • Researching available technology options and their respective functional, performance, security, and interoperability characteristics; testing and evaluation of technology components.




  • Supporting collaboration with development and operations teams to resolve issues, document processes, and continuously improve automation practices, contributing to the overall efficiency, reliability, and scalability of the customer’s technology infrastructure.




  • Supporting more senior DevOps engineers in working with third-party tools to manage scripts and automate and monitor deployment workflows, enhancing system reliability and scalability.




  • Supporting proactive monitoring of the health of deployments, identifying and resolving issues, and redeploying after remediation.




  • Supporting more senior DevOps engineers in working with system architects and lead engineer to maintain and improve the architecture and design of the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, including source code repository (Git), deployment pipelines, and related components.




  • Supporting the design, development, and maintenance of technology-specific, configurable, and reusable automation modules for network and systems infrastructure, data storage, messaging, and cybersecurity components and services.




  • Supporting the design, development, and maintenance of infrastructure configuration code for new and existing enterprise IT solutions.




  • Supporting design and implementation of continuous integration (CI)/continuous deployment (CD) pipelines, maintain and optimize cloud environments, and ensure efficient configuration management.




  • Supporting the planning, evaluation, and execution of capacity optimization, updates, upgrades and other lifecycle activities associated with the solution; troubleshooting of functional and performance problems.




  • Supporting the creation and maintenance of detailed and accurate system documentation, including design and configuration plans, design diagrams, task-oriented procedures, operations and maintenance plans, etc.




  • Supporting the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of data flow pipelines to integrate applications and federate data among our customer’s systems using software APIs and database interfaces.




Key Requirements:




  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a Related Engineering Discipline with 0+ years experience




  • Certification:




  • Compliance with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II or higher required, must be able to obtain within six months of hire.




  • Experience:




  • Experience and deep working understanding of one or more modern programming languages, development frameworks, or third-party libraries including front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery), back-end languages and libraries (e.g. C#, Java, Python), and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js).




  • Experience and deep working understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, software design patterns, and software architecture.




  • Working understanding of source code configuration management / version control tools (e.g. Git, SVN, Mercurial).




  • Experience with one of more scripting languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).




  • Working understanding of databases (e.g. SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache, IIS, JBOSS, etc.) and UI/UX development.




  • Working understanding of network infrastructure, services, and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, Syslog, etc.




  • Demonstrated time management and organization skills while working in a team environment.




  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.




  • Strong communication (oral and written) skills.




  • Experience (academic or professional) with one or more of the following:




  • IaC and DevOps architectures, processes, and best practices.




  • Automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), libraries, development tools (e.g., Visual Studio), source code management systems (e.g., Git), build servers, artifact repositories, and related components.




  • Application lifecycle management systems, such as Atlassian Jira (and related components), Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc.




  • MS Windows platform and services, including Active Directory / EntraID, Group Policy Objects (GPO), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), application deployment frameworks and components, networking, and storage services, and their associated cybersecurity characteristics, logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities.




  • MS Azure and cloud services and technologies, including compute, database, storage, network virtualization, and security services.




  • Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL) techniques and tools such as Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Apache NiFi/CFM, etc.




What we offer:




  • A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.




  • An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.




  • Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.




  • Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.




Abilities:




  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.




  • Sitting for extended periods of time.




  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.




  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.




  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.




  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.




  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.




  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.




  • Identify and understand the speech of another person.




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Applicants for this position may be required to obtain or provide proof of flu shots or of other vaccinations depending on customer requirements and nature of the position or demonstrate a valid basis for exception.


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Location: Vienna, VA, US

Posted Date: 11/30/2024
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