DevOps Engineer

Swift•Herndon, VA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe. Are you passionate about data and data science? How about providing the tools and foundation for the community to build applications while working at the intersection of infrastructure and application engineering? We're looking for a high-performing DevOps Engineer to perform software engineering and technical O&M support for a large and complex cloud-based computing platform. The ideal candidate will be experienced in coding, scripting, and collaborating with the end users from external groups as well as partners across the community. You will deploy the environments and tools to support the data science community, creation of standalone applications and services. You will also lead efforts to develop new ways to access the platform in controlled security environments. Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team. Due to the complexity and diversity of the platform, the ideal candidate is eager to learn, research new technologies and solutions, and enjoy being part of a high performing team! The location of this job is Reston, VA.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
8+ years of relevant experience
Proficiency in Linux including scripting (Bash, Python) and service management
Experience building and deploying applications in AWS (preferred), Azure, or Google Compute Environment
Experience with deployment automation and continuous integration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and version control (Git, GitLab)
Experience with code repositories and build/development pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, or Nexus)
Hands-on experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos, or Marathon)
Experience working with software development teams under source control project environments
US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Nice To Haves

At least 10 years of DevOps / software engineering experience
Knowledge of SQL and relational database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, RDS)
Experience working with Amazon Web Services
Experience working with distributed databases and streaming technologies, for example, Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino
Knowledge of or experience with data science applications such as Python, Anaconda, Jupyter Notebook or NiFi.

Responsibilities

Support cloud infrastructure and system administration
Support system operations and maintenance
Monitor general system and server health, create solutions where needed
Troubleshoot and resolve system issues
Assist with security scans and security accreditation activities
Perform system account management (managing certificates, system credentials, expiration dates)
Maintain updated repositories on multiple fabrics
Manage backup and restore process for core services