DevOps Systems Engineer

DevOps Systems Engineer Herndon, VA, United States $ 141,000.00 - 170,000.00 (US Dollar) Due to the nature of work performed, U.S. citizenship is required. Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI CI Poly is required at the time of hire. DevOps Systems Engineer (All LCATs considered) Candidate will develop CI/CD build and deploy pipelines; integrate tools into the pipeline and manage debugging integration issues. In addition, candidate will help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process. Job Duties include: 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) Required A Bachelors degree and 9+ years of relevant experience OR a Masters 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 Desired 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 Comments for Suppliers: Position is 100% onsite - NO EXCEPTIONS. Must be indoc'd before starting. Staffworthy