Senior DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

Why WWT? At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ more than 10,000 people globally and closed nearly $20 billion in revenue in 2023. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to have been included on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For" list 13 years in a row! Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

Why should you join the Government Services team? Our Government Services team provides cleared resources with a global reach to federal civilian, Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community markets. We excel at delivering innovative, operationally ready, and cost-effective IT solutions that accelerate the interoperability and resiliency of mission critical systems.

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI

Location: San Diego, CA (onsite) with up to 25% Travel to the following locations: Charleston, SC; Oahu, Hawaii; Kansas City, KS; Camp Lejeune, NC; Quantico, VA; San Diego, CA; St. Louis, MO

What will you be doing? This is a DevOps Engineering position that will be focused on hands-on technical involvement in building CI/CD pipelines, along with automated provisioning of infrastructure, while working closely with customers' engineering teams implementing DevOps best practices and consulting with clients through their DevOps journey.

Responsibilities:

• Designing Infrastructure as Code solutions
• Automate deployment of various infrastructure elements using tools such as Packer, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell/CLI, Python, etc.
• Direct project automation efforts and code design practices
• Mentor non-developer team members regarding coding
• Participate in Enterprise testing for integration of proposed new technologies to be included in the Enterprise design and develop test-related documentation
• Participate in discussions for next generation of virtualization with cross functional teams between engineering, networking and architecture.
• Assisting in best practice implementation/design of infrastructure elements and deployment architecture
• Should be able to lead a highly complex module/stories independently and will be responsible for timely delivery of the same
• Working within current DevOps team to design and deliver CI/CD pipelines

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required. A combination of education, training and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• 6+ years working with IaC tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Packer, etc.
• 4+ years on IT Automation such as Puppet / Chef / Ansible / Terraform / Scripting
• In-depth knowledge of Ansible, creation and use of; playbooks, roles, collections, dynamic inventory.
• Firm understanding of at least one: Python, PowerShell, or other similar language.
• Knowledge of Git and common activities; push, pull, branch, merge, merge conflict resolution, tagging.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Systems and/or Networking. Capable of troubleshooting issues in a disconnected environment while acting as a Subject Matter Expert to external teams.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Able to communicate technical information written and verbally to leadership.
• Technical background in DevOps, Software Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Experience with the full software delivery lifecycle and working in complex enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in building and managing Linux and/or Windows Systems.
• Experience working with containers, IaaS, PaaS, and public cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD principles, practices, and tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure automation (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to comprehend and implement new technologies.
• Ability to context-switch between multiple projects, codebases, and concepts with ease.
• Ability and desire to bridge silos and bring different teams together while working towards a common goal.

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The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities