Automation Developer

General Dynamics IT; Arlington (VA); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

General Dynamics IT seeks an Automation Developer to support automation, event management, and systems integration within a mission-critical DoD infrastructure. The role focuses on Linux, scripting, and enterprise automation across NetCool, Ansible, and GitLab environments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in related fields and hold U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. The position is hybrid, with on-site Pentagon presence and remote work days.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience in systems administration, infrastructure engineering, automation, or DevOps.
• Hands-on Linux, scripting, automation, or systems integration in production enterprise IT environments.
• US Citizenship is required and DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develop Python, Bash, or other scripts to automate recurring infrastructure and application activities.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for infrastructure and application administration.
• Use GitLab to manage automation code, configuration, and documentation with version history.
• Identify manual processes to standardize, simplify, or automate.
• Develop automated system and application health checks and validation processes.
• Learn administration of IBM NetCool and support event management.
• Support event ingestion, filtering, enrichment, correlation, prioritization, and escalation.
• Support NetCool configuration, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Integrate infrastructure platforms via APIs, SNMP, syslog, and structured data.
• Troubleshoot data flows between monitoring, event management, and IT service management.

Connaissances

Python

Bash

Ansible

GitLab

Netcool/OMNIbus

Outils

GitLab

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Description du poste

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications

• Skills: Ansible (Software), Bash Scripts, GitLab, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, Python
• Automation Certifications: None
• Experience: 5 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Automation Developer

GDIT is seeking a motivated Automation Developer to support automation, event management, systems integration, and modernization within a mission critical Department of Defense infrastructure environment.

This position is ideal for a systems or infrastructure developer with a strong foundation in Linux, scripting, automation, or systems integration who wants to expand their expertise across enterprise monitoring, event management, network management, and infrastructure automation technologies.

The selected candidate will work alongside experienced engineers and develop expertise in IBM NetCool, Ansible, GitLab, systems integration, scripting, and automation across a broad portfolio of enterprise infrastructure applications.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Develop Python, Bash, or other approved scripts to automate recurring infrastructure and application activities.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks supporting approved infrastructure and application administration.
• Use GitLab or other approved source control tools to maintain automation code, configuration, documentation, and version history.
• Identify manual processes that can be standardized, simplified, or automated.
• Develop automated system and application health checks and validation processes.
• Learn administration and operation of the IBM NetCool event management environment.
• Support event ingestion, filtering, enrichment, correlation, prioritization, and escalation.
• Support NetCool configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and event management improvements.
• Support integration among infrastructure platforms using APIs, scripts, SNMP, syslog, structured data, and other approved interfaces.
• Troubleshoot data flows and integrations between monitoring, event management, infrastructure management, and IT service management technologies.
• Work with network monitoring and Linux administrators to automate recurring operational activities.
• Support application upgrades, maintenance, configuration changes, vulnerability remediation, and troubleshooting.
• Participate in root cause analysis involving multiple systems or technical interfaces.
• Maintain architecture documentation, interface documentation, automation repositories, operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Participate in cross training, business hours operational support, and scheduled on call support.

THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION REQUIRING 3 DAYS ON-SITE AT THE PENTAGON AND 2 DAYS REMOTE

What you'll need to succeed: (Required)

• Experience 5+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following:
  • Systems administration
  • Infrastructure engineering
  • Infrastructure automation
  • DevOps
  • Systems integration
  • Enterprise application support
  • Network management
  • Monitoring or event management
• At least 2 years of hands on experience with Linux, scripting, automation, or systems integration. Experience supporting production enterprise IT environments.

Technical Requirements

• Hands on experience with at least two of the following:
  • Python
  • Bash or Shell scripting
  • Ansible
  • Git or GitLab
  • Linux administration
  • REST APIs
  • Configuration management
  • Enterprise monitoring
  • Network management

Clearance

• Possesses or has the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance or higher

Cybersecurity Certification

• Current CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification meeting applicable DoD cybersecurity workforce requirements.

Technical Certification

• Current certification in automation, Linux, networking, DevOps, or enterprise infrastructure, such as:
  • RHCSA or RHCE
  • Red Hat Ansible certification
  • CCNA
  • GitLab certification
  • Linux Foundation certification
  • Equivalent infrastructure automation, Linux, networking, or systems engineering certification

Preferred Qualifications

• IBM NetCool or another event management platform.
• Ansible and GitLab.
• Python development or scripting.
• REST API integration.
• SNMP, syslog, JSON, YAML, TCP/IP, and Linux.
• Network monitoring or infrastructure management platforms.
• VMware.
• Classified, disconnected, or air gapped environments.
• Infrastructure as code and configuration management concepts.

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong interest in solving operational problems through automation.
• Ability to understand relationships between applications, infrastructure, interfaces, and data flows.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies.
• Initiative to identify and implement improvements.
• Ability to work across systems, networks, cybersecurity, monitoring, and application teams.
• Willingness to documen