DevOps Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton • Chantilly, VA

13d • $77,600 - $176,000

About The Position

As a senior platform DevOps engineer at Booz Allen, you will develop, manage, and secure container platforms that meet client needs and use cloud capabilities. You will develop container management software and support critical cloud platforms, using current container technologies to improve client environments and ensure seamless orchestration. You will contribute to strategy and design, ensure standards are met throughout the containerization process, and recommend resources that help clients manage and securely adopt containers. The role focuses on cloud platform technology in support of client missions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in an AWS cloud environment.
• 5+ years of experience with containerization, building images, and orchestrating deployments in Kubernetes and Rancher or EKS.
• 4+ years of experience managing tools deployed with Helm using ArgoCD or Flux, including writing custom Helm charts, and with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or an IaC tool suite.
• Experience developing custom applications and supporting them in a production environment.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code environments, including automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, or monitoring and testing such as CI/CD.
• Knowledge of container networking, monitoring, and storage solutions.
• Knowledge of container security technologies and evaluating and mitigating or resolving vulnerability findings.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree.
• DoD 8570 Level II Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing in Java or Python.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, or ElasticSearch, Kibana, and FluentD.
• Experience with the design, deployment, and management of cloud environments, including AWS or Azure.
• Experience using or migrating CI/CD pipeline solutions or tools, including Jenkins, Git, or TeamCity.
• Experience with system integration using protocols including JSON, REST, and XML.
• Experience scripting in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby and leveraging JSON, YAML, or XML for configuration.
• Knowledge of cloud and virtualization-based technologies, including Docker, Azure, AWS, or VMware.
• Knowledge of Linux or UNIX administration and automation.
• Knowledge of foundational system administration principles.
• Kubernetes Certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and secure container platforms and container management software for client needs.
• Improve client environments using current container software and ensure seamless orchestration.
• Inform platform strategy and design and ensure standards are met throughout the containerization process.
• Recommend resources to help clients manage and securely adopt containers.
• Support the development of critical cloud platforms and production applications.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior