DevOps Engineer

Peraton•Herndon, VA

9d•$135,000 - $216,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer for the SITE III DO contract working on-site in Herndon, VA. This role supports the design, development, and maintenance of end-to-end systems and system-oriented products across the full lifecycle, applying a holistic engineering approach. The engineer will contribute to the development and implementation of standards, practices, and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient product delivery and assist in integrating system components to ensure they function cohesively within the overall architecture. The position involves evaluating system performance using established technical metrics, contributing to system design and documentation efforts, and participating in design reviews for hardware and software components to ensure alignment with requirements, traceability, and successful verification and validation. The role also includes implementing and supporting DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Artifactory, performing system security hardening, patching, and certificate updates, and working with AWS cloud technologies to support deployment and operations, including contributing to cost estimation activities. Additionally, the engineer will develop and maintain system documentation, including System Installation Plans and System Administration Guides.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an area applicable to the position, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 8 years experience with a Master's degree, or a minimum of 6 years experience with a Ph.D. Additional 4 years experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph
Security+ or other IAT II/III level certification that is currently active
Experience work with the AWS Cloud (EC2s, S3, RDS, ElasticCache)
CI/CD tools: Git
Linux Sysadmin experience
Experience installing, updating, and managing Server certificates and trust stores/keystores
Willing to work full time in a SCIF.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with OpenShift, Keycloak, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Wildfly
Experience working with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory
Experience implementing STIG hardening, CI/CD pipelines
Leading a Kanban DevOps team
Managing multiple environments (dev, test and prod)

Responsibilities

Supports the design, development, and maintenance of end-to-end systems and system-oriented products across the full lifecycle, applying a holistic engineering approach.
Contributes to the development and implementation of standards, practices, and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient product delivery.
Assists in integrating system components to ensure they function cohesively within the overall architecture.
Evaluates system performance using established technical metrics and contributes to system design and documentation efforts.
Participates in design reviews for hardware and software components to ensure alignment with requirements, traceability, and successful verification and validation.
Implements and supports DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Artifactory.
Performs system security hardening, patching, and certificate updates to maintain compliance and system integrity.
Works with AWS cloud technologies to support deployment and operations, including contributing to cost estimation activities.
Develops and maintains system documentation, including System Installation Plans and System Administration Guides, ensuring accuracy and usability for operational teams.