DevOps Sys Eng

Job#: 1338426

Job Description:

“To apply please email your resume to [email protected]”

Apex Systems is hiring a DevOps Systems Engineer for a Long Term Contract with one of our federal clients.  Please respond with your most up to date resume and best times to speak if interested!

Job Title: DevOps Systems Engineer

Client: Peraton

Location: 100% onsite in Herndon, Virginia

Long Term Contract

Rate: Based off experience - $95-105 / HR

Candidate will develop CI/CD build and deploy pipelines; integrate tools into the pipeline and manage debugging integration issues. In addition, candidate will help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process.

Job Duties include:

• Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines
• Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
• Write/update CloudFormation scripts
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across Jenkins and AWS Environments (Linux EC2, RDS, CloudFormation, Elasticsearch, etc…)
• Document key features for developer use
• Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks) Integrate tools into the pipeline
• Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
• Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture
• Debugging integration issues
• Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
• Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) the AWS services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary
• DevOps Tool Integration
• Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
  • Eligibility for CI Poly
• Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
• Experience with Linux Environments
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
• Strong problem solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills
• Experience with Git for Source Control
• Understanding and willingness to work in a DevSecOps oriented environment with an Infrastructure as Code mindset
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE Certification (or equivalent DoD IAT Level 2 cert)

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with CloudFormation, Elasticsearch
• Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, preferably Java or Python
• Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform

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