DevOps Engineer II

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Herndon, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a DevOps Engineer II, you will lead the development, deployment, and optimization of our Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipelines and cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with development and operations teams to implement automation, ensure system reliability, and support continuous integration and delivery practices. As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2+ years of experience in DevOps or related role.
Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker).
Experience in Azure or AWS.
Software Development experience: Scripting, test driven development, CI/CD development
Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
Frequent communication with team members and stakeholders.
Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment.
Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs occasionally.
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field.
Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
Effective at working without access to LLMs and in secure environments.
Certification in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
Infrastructure as Cloud: Terraform (preferred), Ansible, Cloud Formation, ARM Templates, Chef, Puppet.
CI/CD Pipelines (YAML Based): AWS, Azure, GIT Hub.
M365/O365 experience and Identity Architecture (SAML, OAuth, AzureAD, Okta, etc..).
Visio and diagramming skills/experience.
Azure Government.
AWS Government.
Checkmarx, Fortify, SonarQube, Aqua, Twistlock.

Responsibilities

Develop, deploy, and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
Implement and maintain cloud-based infrastructure solutions.
Automate workflows and deployment processes to enhance efficiency.
Monitor and troubleshoot system performance issues.
Ensure security and compliance across all systems and applications.
Collaborate with development teams to integrate new features and improvements.
Document processes, tools, and best practices.
Implement and maintain DevOps practices that adhere to industry-specific compliance and security standards ensuring secure and reliable deployment pipelines.
Monitor system performance and reliability, and participate in incident response efforts to quickly resolve issues and minimize downtime.