Senior DevOps Administrator (supporting NASA)

ASRC Federal • Edwards, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal is seeking a Senior DevOps Administrator to support operations of the application and platform of a NASA-developed test data analysis and repository system. This role is located at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, near Palmdale/Lancaster, CA. As a part of this team, you will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with typical hours of 7:30am-5:00pm.

Requirements

• Requires Bachelor’s degree (in Computer Science or related field) or equivalent years of experience
• 4 - 6 years of related software development/administration experience (minimum 2 years software development)
• Active Security clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance
• Development experience with an object-oriented language, Java and/or C++
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices (including object-oriented analysis & design, service-oriented architectures (SOA), SOLID principles, design patterns, etc.)
• Experience with requirements development, source control management, configuration management, bug tracking and other development tools.
• Experience managing application security, to include encryption protocols, LDAP or Kerberos authentication, certificates, and OS/Application hardening
• Ability to prioritize tasks to deliver project milestones and meet project deadlines
• Strong communication/written skills and ability to communicate and collaborate with a diverse team of researchers and software developers.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of DevOps and familiarity with DevOps tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins, Puppet, etc.
• General knowledge of: Redhat Linux operating systems and software development.
• Formal software development standards and processes (primarily Agile) – version control processes / container management software
• Javascript & JQuery
• Visual studio, Netbeans, or Eclipse
• Atlassian tools (Jira, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Crucible, Fisheye)
• XML Web Services / Apache / Springboot
• HDF5 file format
• MongoDB
• Cloud hosting and development (AWS, Azure, etc)

Responsibilities

• Provide Software Development and long-term Software O&M/Sustaining Support for the ARMD Test Data Portal (ATDP), including daily system health checks, capacity monitoring, user and permission management, storage management, and assistance with new feature development.
• Recommend and implement authorized technical approaches for data management and integration solutions, such as seamless integration between systems, better performance/efficiency, security of intellectual property aspects, and technical innovations.
• Provide problem resolution support for NASA users.
• Manage software updates and security configurations for 3rd party platforms and tools.
• Track and update service tickets for user issues and internal system management tasks.
• Mentor and train junior members of the team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior