DevOps Engineer

DPG Solutions LLC • Chantilly, VA

16d

About The Position

DPG is looking for a strong DevOps Engineer to join our team supporting a customer in a classified environment. This is a hands on role where you will be working alongside other DPG engineers to continuously improve systems and services across security, automation, and performance. You will play a key part in building and operating environments the right way, making sure everything aligns with solid architecture standards while delivering real impact for the mission. Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across on-premises cloud computing environments Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to design and implement development and mission solutions Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management Provide operational support for the platform Administrative fluency with the following (or vendor equivalent): Red Hat Linux (v7+, 8+ preferred), Rancher Experience troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based OS

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required
• An active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph is required
• DoD 8570 IAT2 certificate required, i.e. CompTIA Security+
• 7-10 years of experience directly related to Linux System Administration and DevOps, including installation and maintenance of software and hardware.
• Experience administering Red Hat Linux based systems with minimal support, to include kickstart, patching (satellite servers), creating RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management, and security.
• Extensive experience with scripting, particularly in Bash and/or Python
• Experienced using automation tools/frameworks such as Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
• Experience with recent versions of VMware (ESXi and vCenter) and/or AWS
• Hands-on experience working with developer tools including Git, Arifactory, Bitbucket, CI/CD tools, and Jira
• Experience with Rancher
• NAS and SAN administration experience
• Experience using Agile/Scrum development methodology (SAFe, Scrum, Khanban)
• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds in support of hardware installations.
• Strong analytic and research skills - must be detail oriented
• Must be able to support occasional after hour maintenance
• Administrative fluency with the following (or vendor equivalent): Red Hat Linux (v7+, 8+ preferred), Rancher Experience troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based OS

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework
• Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Bash, Perl, Ruby, C++
• Experience with containerization
• Installation and management of fiber channel switches
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot problems with efficiency
• Requires the ability to effectively interact with external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations and vendors
• Communication and diplomatic skills

Responsibilities

• Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure
• Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across on-premises cloud computing environments
• Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to design and implement development and mission solutions
• Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management
• Provide operational support for the platform

Benefits

• Company Funded 401k Profit Sharing Plan: 25% of base pay deposited every pay period - Vested day one of employment
• All Health Care Benefits and Premiums paid by company and with company HSA contribution
• Quarterly Equity Share Bonuses
• 250 hours of PTO with up to 40 hours available to be carried over
• Biannual Company Sponsored Events for the employees and their families
• Education Benefits - Cert reimbursement and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees