Senior DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI
About The Position
Sunayu, LLC is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead a DevOps team responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of a full stack containerized microservices architecture. This role also involves technical systems administration, installation, and configuration. The engineer will foster a DevOps culture and build strong cross-functional collaboration with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The position involves working closely with a multi-disciplinary team on key tasks such as deploying and maintaining a production big data pipeline on Kubernetes with an Elasticsearch backend and Kafka messaging, enhancing CI/CD and DevOps scripts for faster development and resilient deployments, designing and supporting scalable infrastructure, configuring Kubernetes deployments using Helm, collaborating with System Engineers on new features, providing technical input to documentation, owning and prioritizing the Agile team backlog, supporting SAFe Program Increment planning and execution, participating in Agile ceremonies, monitoring progress, resolving dependencies and impediments, and reviewing completed work. The role also requires communicating priorities, progress, and product goals with stakeholders, developers, and leadership.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 12+ years in software development, system engineering or related field. 10+ years of experience with Master’s degree.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph.
- Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate).
- Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
- Experienced with container/container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes and troubleshooting experience with: Ingress/Gateway API, Helm chart design/build, Pod disruption budgets, Affinity/anti-affinity rules.
- Familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, eck (elastic search).
- GitLab pipeline development experience including: Integration of GitLab CI/CD components, Integration of GitLab Code Quality reports, Integration of GitLab Code Coverage/Test reports.
- Knowledgeable in navigating Linux OS, specifically: Knowledgeable about sysctls for K8s environments, FApolicyd and SELinux experience.
- Comfortable with Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana.
- Experience as a Product Owner or a similar role in an Agile software development team: Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps. Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs effectively. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies. Experience with facilitating scrum for the team (Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo).
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to articulate technical and non-technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and project management teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage expectations and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with development, i.e. Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.
- Experience on a production/ enterprise system
- Experience with any of the following technologies: Kafka or other message passing systems (AMQP, JMS), Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/ Graphana, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT for deployment automation, Nexus
Responsibilities
- Deploy, triage and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservices architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch backend, and Kafka messaging.
- Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes to facilitate faster development, quicker error detection and resilient deployments.
- Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure to include physical and virtualized environments.
- Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments to support new feature requirements.
- Collaborate with System Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements.
- Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working in coordination/collaboration with SE team members and Architect team.
- Own and prioritize the Agile team backlog, ensuring work aligns with business priorities and delivers maximum value. Break down features, prioritize work, and ensure requirements are clear and actionable.
- Support SAFe Program Increment (PI) planning and execution, including creating and managing work items and project documentation.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Monitor sprint and program progress, helping resolve dependencies, risks, and impediments that impact delivery.
- Review and accept completed work to ensure it meets business requirements and quality standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, developers, and leadership to communicate priorities, progress, and product goals.
Benefits
- 3 Medical Plan Options
- Dental and Vision
- FSA, DCFSA, HSA
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Training and Educational Assistance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Federal holidays
- 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
