Devops Engineer, Sr.

Responsibilities for this Position Location: USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS110)
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ173973 Type of Requisition:
Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Suitability: Public Trust/Other Required: Job Family:
Systems Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills:
Continuous Integrations, Kubernetes, Monitoring Tools
Certifications: Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes Job Description:
Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps, Sr. at GDIT. Here, you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer, Sr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer, Sr. joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.
HOW A DEVOPS ENGINEER, SR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
This position supports the Geospatial Services & Solutions business area to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to the customer. As part of the GSS Team the DevOps Engineer's expertise is needed to support a sophisticated enterprise environment.
The Engineer is an active participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Automate and optimize service deployments
Integrate with enterprise authentication services
Establish and Improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems.
Architect, build and maintain on premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives
Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
Administer production, staging and development environments
Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents
Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage
Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools
Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation
Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing
Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks
Maintain status of operations at all times: perform after actions reporting on all outages and work with engineering teams to determine solution and root cause analysis. Present findings to management for prioritization and tasking
Create and determine required metrics for dashboards and service health
Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion
Manage operational readiness board - present at weekly meetings and determine if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability
Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner
Aligns to the customer's strategies
Utilizes the customer's enterprise DevSecOps pipeline
Work with other service providers to support areas of common interest
On-call support may be required
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Required Skills:
8+ years and Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
3+ years of related systems programming experience
Experience maintaining an operational environment and use of monitoring tools and dashboard interfaces (ie. Kibana, Grafana, Nagios)
Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift)
Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes
Understanding of GitLab, Jenkins, ArgoCD, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools for Kubernetes
Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices
Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting
Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised
Experience with deploying to on prem/data center infrastructure
Experience using Jira and Confluence on a daily basis
Active TS/SCI clearance required and eligibility to obtain a CI poly
Desired
Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes based environment using Gitlab and Helm
Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)
Ability to write and use unit and functional testing
Location: On Customer Site
US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
#RoverGSS Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40 Travel Required:
None Telecommuting Options:
Onsite Work Location:
USA VA Springfield Additional Work Locations:
USA MO St. Louis
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.





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Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps, Sr. at GDIT. Here, you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours.


At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer, Sr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer, Sr. joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.


HOW A DEVOPS ENGINEER, SR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT


This position supports the Geospatial Services & Solutions business area to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to the customer. As part of the GSS Team the DevOps Engineer's expertise is needed to support a sophisticated enterprise environment.


The Engineer is an active participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings.


SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


Automate and optimize service deployments


Integrate with enterprise authentication services


Establish and Improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems.


Architect, build and maintain on premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives


Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)


Administer production, staging and development environments


Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents


Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage


Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools


Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation


Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing


Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems


Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks


Maintain status of operations at all times: perform after actions reporting on all outages and work with engineering teams to determine solution and root cause analysis. Present findings to management for prioritization and tasking


Create and determine required metrics for dashboards and service health


Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion


Manage operational readiness board - present at weekly meetings and determine if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability


Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner


Aligns to the customer's strategies


Utilizes the customer's enterprise DevSecOps pipeline


Work with other service providers to support areas of common interest


On-call support may be required


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:


Required Skills:


8+ years and Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience


3+ years of related systems programming experience


Experience maintaining an operational environment and use of monitoring tools and dashboard interfaces (ie. Kibana, Grafana, Nagios)


Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift)


Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes


Understanding of GitLab, Jenkins, ArgoCD, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools for Kubernetes


Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices


Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting


Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design


Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills


Strong communication and interpersonal skills


Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised


Experience with deploying to on prem/data center infrastructure


Experience using Jira and Confluence on a daily basis


Active TS/SCI clearance required and eligibility to obtain a CI poly


Desired


Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes based environment using Gitlab and Helm


Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)


Ability to write and use unit and functional testing


Location: On Customer Site


US Citizenship Required


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays