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.