DevOps Engineer (Clearance Required)

<p>We are looking for a mid-level DevOps Software Engineer to work on the Army Global Unified Network (AGUN) – Increment 1 (INC1) program. The Global Enterprise Network Modernization – OCONUS (GENM-O) is a critical mission provider responsible for keeping the Army connected through global network modernization projects. A successful candidate should have proven ability to lead, problem solve, and deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a fast-paced environment. On this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities to support a complex program. Based in DevOps framework, you will participate in and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, unit testing, and operations network services.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Create and implement the processes and tools to deliver an automated, CI/CD pipeline based DevSecOps system capable of supporting VM and container applications for AGUN SDN Capabilities and Network Management.</li> <li>Work from established DevSecOps requirements to support complex software and hardware systems' rapid development, security, testing, validation, and fielding.</li> <li>Develop &amp; maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies.</li> <li>Develop, prototype, and deploy solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging Infrastructure platform services</li> <li>Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated.</li> <li>Assist with support and operations where necessary.</li> <li>Create and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments.</li> <li>Solve higher level and larger scope technical problems</li> <li>Coordinate closely with team members, Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure User Story alignment and implementation to customer use cases</li> <li>Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.</li> <li>Document and perform systems software development, including security artifacts, testing artifacts, and deployment of build artifacts across different environments leveraging GitOps constructs</li> <li>Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness.</li> </ul> <br /> Qualifications <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6 years of related experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience working within the Agile framework.</li> <li>Active Secret clearance preferred</li> <li>8570 IAT II and Operating System certification</li> <li>Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits.</li> <li>Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.</li> <li>Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture.</li> <li>Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques.</li> <li>Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.</li> <li>Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams.</li> <li>Prior experience working within Army’s IT infrastructure.</li> <li>Direct experience with API integrations between applications.</li> <li>Experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment.</li> <li>Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills.</li> <li>Experience using Kibana for reporting.</li> <li>Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, and zero trust Security.</li> <li>Solid understanding of Network Management and Monitoring.</li> </ul>