Associate Software Developer

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking an Associate DevSecOps Engineer in the McLean, VA area to join a growing DevSecOps practice focused on cloud and application development. You will help automate build/release, implement CI/CD pipelines, and support infrastructure as code initiatives while working with containerization technologies and security best practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with developers, stakeholders, and operations to streamline processes, improve tooling, and ensure secure, reliable

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• Experience with one or more clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• Must have current DHS SASS PT
• Must have knowledge of Design Intelligence Methodology

Responsibilities

• Establish development tools and infrastructure for automation
• Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing, such as CI/CD
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize and modernize software systems
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members

Skills

Cloud platforms knowledge

Git tooling

Programming or scripting languages

Communication skills

Education

BS Degree in IT or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, TravisCI)

Job description

As an Associate DevSecOps Engineer, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud and application development. We are looking for candidates with experience with cloud platform services and DevSecOps practices such as build/release management, CI/CD practices, and process automation.

Contributions

• Establishing development tools and infrastructure for automation
• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing, such as CI/CD
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize and modernize software systems
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools.
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members.
• This will be a part-time role

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• Must have current DHS SASS PT
• Must have knowledge of Design Intelligence Methodology

Preferred

• Certifications:
  • AWS Cloud Practitione
  • AWS Solution Architect Associate
  • Azure Developer Associate
• 1 years of application DevSecOps Experience with actual/active development experience in an Agile environment
• Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines, CircleCI, TravisCI
• Experience implementing Automated Testing frameworks including Selenium
• Hands on experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $70,000 to $100,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.