Senior DevOps Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d • $136,000 - $184,000 • Remote

About The Position

Transform technology into opportunity as a DevOps Engineer Sr Principal at GDIT, and shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. At GDIT, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate as we provide enterprise IT operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT), the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system, and the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to store, match, share, and analyze biometric and biographic data in support of DHS’s strategic mission. At the most critical moments of change, we’re there – bringing the resources, solutions, and expertise to help our clients take on some of the world’s biggest challenges – and GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join a best performing O&M team supporting one our nation’s most critical national security, law enforcement, immigration and border management, and intelligence missions. GDIT is seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer Sr Principal to join our growing team to develop, support, and modernize mission-critical applications for our DHS customer. The successful candidate will support project teams in configuring and baselining software and in using automated tools to develop, deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications; prepare configuration documentation and review and recommend improvements to existing CM processes; and work proactively, collaboratively, and with an entrepreneurial spirit in providing O&M support (in the form of developmental engineering) to the customer and their Stakeholder communities in achieving their critical missions. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a DevOps Engineer Sr Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of DHS and OBIM.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in computer engineering, computer science, information systems, or related technical discipline
• Required Experience: 10+ years of related experience required 15+ years of experience preferred
• Technical Skills: Experience with build automation CM tools – Jenkins and Gitlab Knowledge of implementing CI/CI pipeline Experience in Jira to support DevOps implementation in an Agile environment Experience with build-time dependency management (Maven, Ivy), unit testing and code-coverage tools (JUnit), and functional test automation techniques and tools (Selenium, etc.) Knowledge of source code control management systems and configuration management ( i.e. Git, Subversion, etc.), and of code branching/merging strategies Experience with Gitlab CI and runners Experience working with development teams on building and merging as well as managing code branching Some experience in Oracle RDBMS, PL/SQL, and SQLPlus Some experience in UNIX/LINUX shell scripting Proven track record as a self-learner Ability to keep current with the latest techniques to include automated code scanning, automated testing, and continuous integration and continuous deployment concepts Adept at problem-solving, troubleshooting, collaboration, time management, multi-tasking, and task-ownership; Excellent communication skills
• Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust (DHS HQ EOD obtainment required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability to maintain employment)
• US citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Design and define system architecture for new or existing computer systems
• Set-up, maintain, and develop continuous build/ integration infrastructure
• Create and maintain fully automated CI build processes for multiple environments
• Develop build and deployment scripts
• Support CI/CD tools integration, operations, change management, and maintenance
• Support full automation of CI/CD Development and Testing
• Support policies, standards, guidelines, governance and related guidance for CI/CD operations and development
• Enable successful release management by moving code from Development and Testing environments to Staging and Production

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees