Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer – Junior – (w/ active Secret)

Critical Solutions•Norfolk, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Critical Solutions is seeking a junior Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer to support a federal customer. The role calls for hands-on engineering and testing experience in virtualized or on-premises environments, with knowledge of infrastructure-as-code environments, automated patching and system configuration, network operations and DevOps pipelines, release scaling, and day-to-day operations in commercial cloud and on-premises environments. The position supports classified environments and requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. The engineer will contribute to continuous development and integration, site reliability engineering, release management, implementation and migration, and training and knowledge transfer. The role also develops and tests Ansible playbooks, automates operational tasks and software updates, documents testing procedures, and helps maintain release plans and schedules. The position is 100% onsite in Norfolk, Virginia.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must possess an active DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher and successfully complete the federal agency's background investigation and fingerprinting requirements.
Must possess and maintain a DoD 8570.01-M/8140 IAT Level II certification, such as CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP.
Must possess Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 certification.
Bachelor's degree and hands-on site engineering automation experience.
Ansible knowledge and experience with Windows.
Ability to support program execution in classified environments and access SIPRNet from an NMCI location on short notice, with local travel.
Experience designing, coding, debugging, and maintaining automated scripts.
Experience with CI/CD toolsets such as Jenkins or GitLab.
Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
Ability to work effectively with a distributed team and in a highly collaborative, forward-thinking, innovation-driven environment.
Basic understanding of Azure DevOps workflows, projects, and custom configurations.
Experience automating tasks with scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automating test environments.
ITILv4, Scrum Master, or Agile SAFe certifications or applicable experience.

Responsibilities

Provide continuous development and continuous integration, including site reliability engineering and integration, release management, implementation and migration, and training and knowledge transfer.
Automate routine tasks and software updates, and document and maintain functional, integration, security, and load/stress testing procedures.
Document and deliver an approach for automated acceptance testing and integration/regression testing for new applications and capabilities.
Develop Ansible playbook designs, roles, and tests in non-production environments, and support migration to production networks.
Participate in developing release management processes, procedures, and policies.
Establish, manage, update, and maintain the overall Release Management Plan and Release Schedule.
Conduct site surveys as needed to assess existing equipment and software and validate release package requirements and dependencies.
Develop, document, and maintain work instruction materials for automation and orchestration processes.
Provide training when substantive technological changes are introduced.