Job Title: DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI FSP
Job Location: Chantilly VA 20151
Onsite Requirements:
- 4-7 years of experience with Kubernetes and Helm Charts
- AWS Services (EKS, Lambdas, EMR, ECR, VPC, etc.)
- Docker and/or Podman Containerization best practices
Job Description:
- The DevOps Engineer supports software and data engineering with DevOps tools, culture, and process changes to enable rapid and stable delivery of applications and technologies.
- Identifies, prototypes, engineers, and deploys emerging software engineering and DevOps tools into existing baseline.
- Operates and supports a suite of enterprise DevOps services.
- Establishes, manages, automates, and enhances DevOps pipelines.
- Defines and promotes enterprise software engineering and DevOps standards, practices, and behaviors.
- Supports project teams as they integrate into the DevOps environment.
- May work in hybrid environments (multi-cloud, multi-domain, private/public).
- Writes and maintains infrastructure and configuration files, DevOps tool configuration scripts, and application run-time configuration scripts.
- Facilitates technical exchange meetings to identify, collect, and establish coordinated requirements with key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with Chief Engineer and engineers to incorporate DevOps best practices and automation to improve program performance while reducing risk
- Develops Infrastructure as Code to control all aspects of software environments and version control releases
- Containerizes Java and Python code optimized for deployment in Kubernetes environment, ensuring high availability and parallel processing
- Leverages AWS best practices to reduce compute costs while incorporating autoscaling and scheduling of resources according to program demand
- Collaborate with development teams as part of software development lifecycle to design software while considering the production environment
- Automate and version control deployments while ensuring a controlled deployment process that enables zero down time
- Incorporates security scanning and other best practices to ensure new deployments comply with industry best practices
- Works with the ISSE implementing security tools in the build pipeline
- Document work in alignment with Agile Development practices
- Works well as part of a fast-paced team with a desire to innovate and improve a multi-faceted organization
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 4-7 years demonstrated experience with:
- Kubernetes and Helm Charts
- Docker and/or Podman Containerization best practices
- AWS Services (EKS, Lambdas, EMR, ECR, VPC, etc.)
- Terraform Experience
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Terraform and Packer with AWS (AMIs, Environment, Configuration Automation, etc.)
- Database ORM Tools (Flyway, etc.)
- CI/CD Pipeline Automation (Git, Jenkins, Automated Testing, etc.)
- Cloud environment and infrastructure engineering
- Implementing DevOps within a Secure Environment
- **3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.
- This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
- This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.
- Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position**