Jr DevOps Engineer

Job Description

What You Will Be Doing :

• Automating and optimizing service deployments.
• Integrating with enterprise authentication services.
• Establishing and improving system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems.
• Architecting, building, and maintaining On-Prem and cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives.
• Maintaining and improving existing infrastructure (building out autoscaling, supporting new services, optimizing for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.).
• Administering production, staging, and development environments.
• Managing and aggregating server logs and monitoring for security- and system-related incidents.
• Monitoring and analyzing system performance, such as server load and resource usage.
• Maintaining and improving existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools.
• Applying configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation.
• Enforcing best practices for security and reliability and driving security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing.
• Working with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems.
• Maintaining documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks.
• Following up on engineering tasks for operational solutions and validating completion.
• Managing operational readiness board-presenting at weekly meetings and determining if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability.
• Tracking and ensuring routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings.
• On-call support will be required.

Required Skills

Must Have :

• MUST HAVE a Current and Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph, as the customer is NOT sponsoring clearances.
• Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift).
• Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes.
• Understanding of GitLab or other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools.
• Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices.
• Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting.
• Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised.
• Experience with deploying On-Prem infrastructure.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.

Desired Skills

Nice to Have :

• Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes based environment using Gitlab and Helm.
• Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.).
• Ability to write and use unit and functional testing.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence.

Additional Details

Compensation & Benefits: This position has an anticipated salary range of $83,300 - $112,700 per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, skills, education, certifications, and business needs. Crimson Phoenix offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, generous paid time off, company-paid life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, employee recognition programs, and additional wellness and work-life benefits.

U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance may be required for certain positions.

Crimson Phoenix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Crimson Phoenix participates in E-Verify.