DevOps Engineer

Katmai

9h•$145,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Develop dissemination tools for Census Bureau external customers, primarily web-based, allowing users to view data in tables, graphs, maps, and other formats. Work alongside Census Bureau developers to apply best practices in graphical user interface design, generalizing application components for different data sets, modern web programming frameworks, service-oriented architectures, Model-View-Controller (MVC) approaches, and efficient web data retrieval. The DevOps Engineer works with server administrators and development teams to establish containerized environments and integrate projects into DevOps workflows. The role designs and maintains GitLab CI/CD pipelines, configures Linux servers and containers, supports deployments to on-premises and AWS environments, and troubleshoots pipeline and cloud configuration issues. It also involves documenting integration practices and explaining technical topics through recorded sessions or training. This is a full-time position expected to be remote, although the company reserves the right to require onsite work. Additional hours may be required to complete assignments or projects. Travel and driving are not required. The role requires U.S. citizenship and favorable adjudication of a Tier 1 NCIC III background investigation, as well as maintaining any necessary security access or background checks.

Requirements

Expertise configuring the GitLab DevOps platform to support multiple development teams and CI/CD activities.
Experience defining and refining CI/CD pipelines to improve automation and reporting.
Experience researching and implementing software quality scanning, automated testing, security and vulnerability scanning, dependency scanning, and dynamic application security testing tools.
Experience developing reports and helping developers address code issues identified by scans.
Experience implementing package registry and container registry functionality, including scanning, for new and existing projects.
Expert-level experience configuring AWS services for containerized CI/CD pipelines and applications.
Extensive experience with AWS IAM policies, including writing policies and diagnosing issues with existing policies.
Experience managing containers in ECR, including updates, cross-account access, and image scanning.
Experience configuring and maintaining the GitLab Runner AWS Fargate driver and creating and running custom task definitions.
Experience scaling runner fleets and managing ephemeral build-container lifecycles to optimize parallel pipeline jobs.
Experience managing containerized .NET applications running in AWS Fargate and ECS.
Experience connecting containerized applications to Amazon RDS Serverless.
Extensive experience programmatically managing and deploying AWS services using infrastructure as code, such as AWS CloudFormation, AWS Cloud Development Kit, or Terraform.
Familiarity with Amazon CloudWatch for debugging failed pipeline tasks, monitoring application health, and troubleshooting application issues.
Extensive experience with Linux, including RHEL 8 or later, and building and running CI/CD pipelines on Linux.
Experience with basic Linux administration, including configuring services, shell scripting, and cron.
Experience with some or all of JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJS, C#/.NET, and Python.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must obtain a favorably adjudicated NCIC III Tier 1 background investigation and maintain any necessary security access and/or background checks.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of related experience as a DevOps Engineer; additional software development experience is a plus.
Three years of experience working with Linux, shell scripting, and containers running on Linux.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
Specific experience with Docker or Podman.

Responsibilities

Work with server administrators to establish containerized environments using Docker or Podman and configure runners to use the Docker executor.
Design, write, and maintain GitLab/YAML CI/CD pipeline definitions for multiple projects, supporting automated application testing, security scanning, and deployment.
Write and maintain custom scripts to support CI/CD pipeline job requirements.
Configure on-premises and cloud Linux servers or containers for application deployment, including account setup and SSH key configuration.
Deploy containerized environments through automated pipelines to on-premises Docker or Podman environments and AWS ECR/ECS environments.
Work with developers and administrators to containerize legacy applications running on on-premises Linux servers.
Document for development teams how to integrate projects into the DevOps and containerization environment.
Communicate technical material through recorded video sessions or ad hoc training on DevOps, containerization, or other assigned topics.
Work with development teams to integrate projects into the DevOps environment.
Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD process and cloud environment configuration issues with system administrators and developers.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance and perform other duties as assigned.