Devops Engineer

Springfield, VA - Salary Range $100k-185k (TS/SCI) Job Brief We are looking for highly energetic, TS-SCI cleared, IT professionals who are interested in joining our seasoned team of technologists in Springfield, VA. We are focused on driving significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise-wide IT operations and performing routine O&M for an IC agency. Responsibilities The program itself supports a broad range of IT enterprise services for end-users around the globe, with smaller project teams that focus on particular areas (i.e. Platform as a Service, Application Services, Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, API Management, etc.). We are looking for hands-on professionals, team players, and engaged individuals who enjoy keeping up with the latest tech stacks and technology trends. We have positions open at all levels and in multiple geographies. Responsibilities Automate and optimize service deployments
Integrate with enterprise authentication services
Establish and improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems
Build, test, and maintain custom Helm Charts using GitLab and ArgoCD
Build, test, and maintain custom OpenShift Operators
Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using GitLab CI/CD pipelines to create complex ci-templates and custom runners
Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain Container software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation
Create FIPS compliant and hardened custom container images using UBI9-minimal and UBI9-micro base images
Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks
Create and determine required metrics for dashboards and service health
Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion Requirements 8+ years of experience in a relevant field
3+ years of Kubernetes experience, preferably with OpenShift
3+ years of experience building custom container images and platforms
Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes
3+ years of experience building GitLab CI/CD pipelines to build, scan, and deploy custom container images
3+ years of experience using Helm and GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux to manage application deployment and state within Kubernetes from GitLab
Understanding of Python, Bash, or other scripting languages to automate builds
Knowledge of the Operator Framework and how operators are deployed
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 to on-prem/data center infrastructure
Experience using Jira and Confluence on a daily basis
Active TS/SCI clearance required and eligibility to obtain a CI poly
On Company Site
US Citizenship Required Desired Skills Experience in building custom operators with the operator-sdk
Experience developing Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRD) or APIs
Go programming language experience