Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems•Manassas, VA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Platform Engineer for AN/BYG-1 and Tactical Control Systems programs, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for developing and software automation pipelines enabling a seamless developer experience. This team is responsible for the design, integration, and maintenance of the software development production pipelines, both in a laboratory environment and onboard U.S. Navy submarines and ships. You will continuously focus on removing hurdles to enable rapid capability development experience by software and infrastructure developers, utilizing the best in breed practices and technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 6 months relevant experience.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire.
Ability to grasp and apply new information quickly and handle increasing responsibilities with growing complexity.
Solid technical communication skills and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, Linux OS level integration, scripting (bash, Python), and deployment of production-quality software.
Red Hat Linux or CentOS Administration background with a working knowledge of systems.
Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as Quay, Nexus, Grafana, ArgoCD and Jenkins/Bamboo.
Passion for pain-free developer experience and understanding the pain points developers experience in developing and shipping new features into production.
Staying up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies and proactively finding opportunities to operational them.
Ability to work in a flexible environment that embraces rapid change, emphasizes continuous learning, and attacks new challenges.
Clear understanding of the software engineering concepts, principles, theories, software development process, and agile methodology.
Clear understanding of the software development process, with agile experience.
Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success.
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.

Responsibilities

Design, integration, and maintenance of software development production pipelines.
Focus on removing hurdles to enable rapid capability development experience by software and infrastructure developers.
Utilize best in breed practices and technologies.
Automate infrastructure and tools to streamline operations, deployment, and monitoring processes.
Design, implement, and maintain containerized environments (using Docker, Padman, Kubernetes etc.).
Optimize application performance and ensure seamless integration of new features.
Collaborate with development teams.