DevOps Engineer

MAXISIQ • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

MAXISIQ is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a customer in Chantilly, Virginia. The role involves developing, maintaining, and improving custom applications and services across multiple platforms, with a focus on secure, versatile, and consistent system architecture. The engineer will contribute to software configuration and system documentation, capability improvements, build roadmaps, and software updates. The position also involves attending meetings and reviews and communicating with internal teams, the program manager, the customer, mission partners, and vendors as needed.

Requirements

• Hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Demonstrated custom development experience using Linux-based servers and appliances.
• At least 3 years of experience using Rust and/or Python to develop applications and services.
• Demonstrated experience implementing automation tools using Ansible.
• Demonstrated experience implementing custom applications using Docker containers.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining custom application code bases.
• Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills, including willingness and ability to document and share information.
• Ability to work effectively both in a team environment and as an individual contributor.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Rust is strongly preferred; candidates who demonstrate an ability to quickly learn new languages will also be considered.
• Knowledge of programming languages and IT technologies including Rust frameworks such as Actix, Rocket, or Warp; Wasm for client-side Rust code; Python; VMware; Ubuntu Server; Windows Server; Samba; Linux Firejail; Docker; Ansible; GitHub or GitLab; Squid; Greylog; SQL or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of developing automation solutions for routine processes such as alerting and logging, including PowerShell scripting automation.
• Knowledge of web-based application development and best practices.
• Knowledge of custom browser plugin development.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Ability to integrate AI models into web applications.
• Preferred certifications or similar: Security+, ITIL v3 Foundation, Certified System Administrator, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and web application penetration testing certifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or modify custom applications and scripts implemented across multiple platforms.
• Maintain custom software applications and services.
• Recommend and implement improvements to existing software solutions.
• Maintain system architecture to ensure versatility and consistency across multiple platforms.
• Provide input to software configuration and system documentation, improvements to capabilities, build roadmaps, and software updates.
• Attend meetings and reviews.
• Communicate with internal team members across multiple areas, the program manager, and customer team members.
• Communicate with external parties, such as mission partners and vendors, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed