DevOps Systems Engineer

• 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)
  




• 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
  




• 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
  




• DevOps Tool Integration
  




• Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)
  

Requirements

• 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

• 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