Devops system Engineer Herndon VA ref

DevOps Systems Engineer - Herndon, VA

Experience level: Mid-senior
Experience required: 10 Years
Education level: Bachelor’s degree
Job function: Information Technology
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Compensation: $141,000 - $170,000
Total position: 1
Relocation assistance: Yes
Visa sponsorship eligibility: No

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

Job Duties include:

1. 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)
2. 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
3. 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
4. DevOps Tool Integration
   
   • Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)

Required Qualifications:

• 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 Qualifications:

• 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