DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly required)

GCI Careers • Chantilly, VA

1d • $175,000 - $200,000

About The Position

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry. At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Software Engineer, a typical day will include the following duties: The DevOps Engineer will manage and administer cloud and on-prem infrastructure designed to deliver complex software products into a production environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on DevOps professional with experience in developing repeatable processes, tools, and infrastructure that enable the delivery of software in an on-demand cadence. They must have strong, firsthand technical expertise in a variety of configuration automation, deployment, and continuous integration technologies and the proven ability to fashion robust solutions that can keep pace with software development. They must be at ease working in an agile environment with little supervision. This person should embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on DevOps experience building and deploying infrastructure with technologies such as Ansible and Terraform
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Linux-based systems and shell scripting
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with build automation technologies like Git, Maven, etc.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Opensearch, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Demonstrated experience with onboarding software applications into a Kubernetes environment
• A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience with Rancher or other Kubernetes distributions (e.g. AWS EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, Openshift, etc.)
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with monitoring technologies like Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in programming and software development using Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Demonstrated hands on experience working with PostgreSQL and Apache NiFi.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Hadoop, Apache Spark and their related ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team to administer cloud and server-based environments in both the customer environment and company lab environment in a repeatable and reliable manner
• Stand up and/or work with the necessary tooling for a robust CI/CD pipeline, to include: Gitlab, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy new software tools that extend or replace existing capabilities.
• Write and update technical documentation such as system documentation, training materials, processes and procedures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, data scientists, analyst, project managers and other engineering groups.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in production systems and platforms.
• Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for software systems and application issues.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization’s capabilities.

What This Job Offers

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