DevOps Engineer

MAXISIQ, Inc. • Chantilly, VA

3d • $120,000 - $210,000

About The Position

MAXISIQ is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a customer in Chantilly, Virginia. The role involves developing and maintaining custom applications and services across multiple platforms, improving existing software solutions, and maintaining consistent, versatile 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, program management, customer team members, mission partners, and vendors as needed.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI 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.
• Experience implementing automation tools using Ansible.
• Experience implementing custom applications using Docker containers.
• 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 well both in a team environment and as an individual contributor.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Rust experience is strongly preferred; candidates demonstrating an ability to quickly learn new languages will also be considered.
• Knowledge of Rust frameworks such as Actix, Rocket, or Warp, and Wasm for client-side Rust code.
• Knowledge of Python, VMware, Ubuntu Server, Windows Server, Samba, Linux Firejail, Docker, Ansible, GitHub/GitLab, Squid, Greylog, and SQL/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 certification areas 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed