DevOps Engineer (Secret Clearance)

  • Full-time
  • Job - Category (Career Site): Engineering

Job Description

Candidates must possess a minimum Secret clearance in order to be considered. 

We're currently seeking a DevOps Engineer to support operations in Lorton, VA.  This position is a full-time, hybrid role with travel to the office. Suitable candidate must have at least a current, active Secret clearance. This position will research and develop software applications to be used on a variety of platforms, focusing on automating rapid deployment and maintenance of infrastructures. You will be an integral part of the team, building new and exciting capabilities for enabling next-generation infrastructures for our customers. You will learn rapidly and apply your problem-solving skills to perform cutting edge automation across multiple infrastructures.
 
What You'll Be Doing

This position will research and develop software applications to be used on a variety of platforms, focusing on automating rapid deployment and maintenance of infrastructures. You will be an integral part of the team, building new and exciting capabilities for enabling next-generation infrastructures for our customers. You will learn rapidly and apply your problem-solving skills to perform cutting edge automation across multiple infrastructures.

  • Leading technical efforts automating across multiple virtualized environments
  • Using automation tools (Ansible, puppet, Chef, etc.) to automate various tasks and processes (Asset Configuration Management, VM Patching, Standard Changes, Security Scans, Environment Builds, and Environment Deployments)
  • Collaborating with other engineers, as well as configuration management and system security personnel in the program
  • Improving program efficiency and security posture through development, maintenance, and improvement of automation solutions
  • Developing and preparing technical and procedural documentation related to responsibilities
  • Actively participating in learning new technologies to build best solutions

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar

Security Clearance

  • Must have an active Secret clearance
  • TS/SCI and poly desired

Required

  • Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Apple
  • Experience building automation across multiple continuous deployment and integration pipelines (dev, testing, staging, production)
  • Ability to work with several teams across the organization and communicate effectively
  • Familiarity with architectural trade-off analysis, including researching new technologies and proposing/justifying their use
  • 2+ years of experience in industry using infrastructure automation technologies (Ansible, puppet, Chef, etc...)
  • 2-6 years of overall relevant systems/software engineering experience

Preferred

  • Exposure to virtualized infrastructures (VMware/vSphere)
  • Knowledge of Linux container execution and management
  • Applied knowledge of computer networking fundamentals
  • Windows OS experience
  • Thorough understanding of the fundamentals of computer and network security
  • Familiarity with Accreditation requirements and processes
  • Familiarity with Configuration Management processes and tools

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #CJ

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. 

 

 

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