DEVOPS ENGINEER - GIT/Linux- 5+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required- RC

DevOps Engineer – GIT/ Linux - 5+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team who can:

•   Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging
  
• Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production
  
• Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies
  
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.
  
• Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, stag in g, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits
  
• Set-up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible
  
• Maintain / upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira)
  
• Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments
  
• Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements
  
• Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated
  
• Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements
  
• Assist with support and operations where necessary
  
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed
  
• Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java
  
• Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.
  
• Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking
  
• Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture
  
• Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques
  
• Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary
  
• Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.
  
• Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)
  
• Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams
  

Location: Fort Meade, MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance:  Current TS/SCI

Polygraph:  Required (Poly must be less than 5 years old)

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 177K-182K (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Requirements

  Qualifications

• Must be fluent with Git
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 617/8, RHCSNRHCE CentOS)
• Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency and performance.
• 5+ years working in an Agile dev environment (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Masters degree in relevant field)
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.)
• Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance etc.
• 5+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting
• 5+ years' experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment
• Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies.
• Fluent skills in object oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java.
• Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.
  
• Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff
• Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills
• Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications
• Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging
• Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production
• Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.
• Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits
• Set-up up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible
• Maintain / upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence/ Jira)
• Assist in design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments
• Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements
• Identify processes and capabilities that can be stream lined and automated
• Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements
• Assist with support and operations where necessary
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed
• Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby Perl, and Java
• Experience with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture
• Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.
  
• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
  

Benefits

CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

• Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
• Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
• CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
  

Guardian Insurance 

Dental Plan

• Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

• Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

· 10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

· 20 Paid Time Off Days

· 6 Federal Holidays

· 5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

· Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.