Senior DevOps Engineer

Jacobs Solutions • Chantilly, VA

170d • $160,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Knack Works, a Jacobs Company, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with a passion for engineering automated solutions to join the team on-site in Northern Virginia. Knack Works is focused on providing scalable and automated cloud-native solutions that enable their customers to perform their national security missions in an ever-changing environment of new technologies and evolving threats. The flagship product, the 'Knack Stack,' introduces flexible and automated hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service for cloud-agnostic deployments and automation. It is designed to provide a fully-featured and accredited cloud-native environment that works offline in secure environments.

Requirements

• BA/BS Computer Science, or BA/BS Engineering
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
• 10 years of relevant technical experience
• Must work on-site in Northern Virginia
• Experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes
• Experience developing tools with Python and Go
• Experience with CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous deployment) frameworks
• Experience with advanced orchestration on cloud platforms
• Experience with RHEL system administration
• Strong proficiency with git
• Experience with automation tools such as Puppet or Ansible

Nice To Haves

• Current Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification
• Current Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification
• Current Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification
• Ability to implement Helm charts from scratch
• Ability to create container images from scratch
• CI/CD experience with GitLab
• Experience with on prem virtualization such as KVM, LibVirt, or VMware
• Experience with packaging software with rpm, Koji preferred

Responsibilities

• Support the daily activities of configuration and operation of cloud and on-prem equipment
• Seamlessly implement technical architectures into cloud and on-prem infrastructure, including design, maintenance, support, and planning
• Responsible for identifying the optimal cloud and on-prem based solutions for existing and emerging use cases
• Ensure the cloud and on-prem solution meets availability, accessibility, scalability, and cost-based needs
• Architect and implement cloud and on-prem security features, to include ensuring interfacing with identity services and the proper processing of sensitive data from a protection, encryption, transport, storage, access, and auditing standpoint
• Work through the development lifecycle with cloud and on-prem technologies, including CI/CD releases
• Seek to automate manual tasks and build automation into the configuration management of the system environments
• Monitor and track problem solutions for all clients, server, storage, and network devices
• Provide Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems and assist in the resolution of Tier 3 technical fixes

Benefits

• Access to medical, dental, vision, and a variety of insurance offerings, including an optional Health Savings Account
• Profit-Sharing Plan (PSP) which includes both PSP contributions and an optional 401(k) plan
• Unique Individual Benefit Account allowing employees to choose time off when they want it
• Ability to purchase Jacobs company stock at a discount
• Company matching for qualified non-profit donations
• Training and education support
• Product discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees