Advanced DevOps Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Boulder, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Advanced DevOps Engineer, you will: Contribute to automation that instantiates and maintains container orchestration platforms Automatically configure and deploy infrastructure services consisting of identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, deployment and more Work closely with our team to plan major updates and enhancements to our products In this role, you will be working with critical internal and external platform consumers. Together with the team, you will support successful implementation of the platform in the Cloud through architecture guidance, best practices, data migration, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and more. Candidates should have demonstrated familiarity and experience in some of the following areas: Experience working with, or are familiar with the differences between, public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environments Container technologies such as Docker, or Kubernetes Deployment or use of continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef Experience supporting production-grade applications in virtualized environments (cloud computing platforms and services) using automation Creation or use of pipelines, Ansible Playbooks, and/or Terraform configurations to automate administrative actions from resource creation to service configuration Effective communication and attention to detail

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Agile experience preferred.
Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Experience working with, or are familiar with the differences between, public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environments
Container technologies such as Docker, or Kubernetes
Deployment or use of continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef
Experience supporting production-grade applications in virtualized environments (cloud computing platforms and services) using automation
Creation or use of pipelines, Ansible Playbooks, and/or Terraform configurations to automate administrative actions from resource creation to service configuration
Effective communication and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

IT security practices including encryption, certificates, key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditing
Installation of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) technologies such as Amazon Web Services, OpenStack, RHOSP, or VIO
Management of Cloud Resources in Amazon Web Services, and/or Azure
Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Kubernetes, Rancher, or OpenShift
Cloud automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or Packer
Open source server, messaging, load balancing, and database software (such as RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch)
Scalable networking technologies such as Load Balancers (NGINX)/Firewalls and web standards (REST APIs, web security mechanisms)
Strong understanding of software development process, as well as software engineering concepts, principles, and theories
Creative thinker capable of applying new information quickly to solve challenging problems
Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Responsibilities

Contribute to automation that instantiates and maintains container orchestration platforms
Automatically configure and deploy infrastructure services consisting of identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, deployment and more
Work closely with our team to plan major updates and enhancements to our products
support successful implementation of the platform in the Cloud through architecture guidance, best practices, data migration, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and more

Benefits

An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more

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