Junior DevOps Engineer

ALTA IT has a Direct Hire position open for a Jr DevOps Engineer.

Location: Chantilly, Alexandria, or St. Louis

Clearance: TS/SCI w Ci Poly is preferred or Top Secret and willing to sit for a CI Poly.

We are seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our team of experts to assist with building state-of-the-art data platforms for the intelligence community.

Responsibilities

• Participate in program's Multi-cloud DevOps capability spanning AWS cloud environments, cloud migration efforts, and modernization of globally used applications including the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipeline.
• Integrate new and modernized programs into the NGA Mayhem DevOps pipelines.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: monitor and project application volumes using historical data and current events; notify management of volume trends and significant spikes; monitor website traffic; clearly communicate data-driven recommendations.
• Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, Increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing.
• Participate and collaborate with team members to assess tickets to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.

Required Skills

• Clearance: TS/SCI w Ci Poly is preferred or Top Secret and willing to sit for a CI Poly.
• Typically requires a BS in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or closely related discipline and 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Proficient in AWS/Cloud technologies.
• Proficient in OpenShift AWS hosting platforms.
• Proficient in either software development projects or software integration projects in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) or virtualization environment.
• Experience with cloud-based architectures.
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and workflow.
• Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.
• Familiar with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.).
• Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.).
• Team Collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat).
• Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Amazon Web Services technical performance versus cost management.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with Docker container strategies.
• Experience with cloud-based architectures.
• Familiar with cross-domain architectures at various levels.
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring.
• Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management.
• Team Collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence).