DevOps Engineer

General Dynamics - IT; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a DevOps Engineer to transform technology into opportunities for mission-critical government projects. You will shape the modernization of authoring, dissemination, and supporting tools while growing your engineering career.

The role requires a strong DevOps background with responsibilities spanning deployment, configuration, and monitoring of complex systems, including handling on-call emergencies. TS/SCI w/Poly and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• Strong DevOps background to deploy applications, install and configure complex software, manage network servers and tooling, monitor and troubleshoot performance and outages.

Responsibilities

• Deploy applications and manage complex software deployments.
• Configure and maintain servers, networks, and supporting tooling.
• Support 24/7 pager rotation for on-call emergencies as required.

Skills

DevOps

Linux

AWS

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

Docker Compose

VM provisioning

Job description

DEVOPS ENGINEER

Transform technology into opportunity as a DevOps Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission‑critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

Meaningful work and personal impact

As a DevOps Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customer. You will play a crucial role in engineering a modernization effort to converge our customer’s authoring, dissemination, and other supporting tools.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Education: Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.


• Experience: 15+ years of related experience


• Technical skills: A strong DevOps background will be needed to deploy applications, install and configure complex software, manage network servers and technology tools, monitor and maintain the system for required levels of performance and trouble shoot issues and outages.


• Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/Poly


• US citizenship required


• Candidates must have experience with: LinuxAWS, MASH, and VMsDocker SwarmDeployments of distributed web applications (e.g. GitLab CI/CD)Terraform scripting and VM provisioningAnsible scripting and developmentThorough understanding of Docker & Docker Compose container technologyGitDesired experience includes:Python scripting and developmentNiFi maintenance and configurationElasticsearch maintenance and configurationJava / Spring Boot (troubleshooting error logs)HAProxyMongoDB


• Candidates will be required to work a rotating pager schedule for emergency 24/7 call-in support as required (roughly 1 week out of every 4-6 weeks). Staff may charge 4 additional hours for the week they are on call in addition to hours worked.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities


• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals


• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off


• Flexibility: Up to one (1) day per week telework as project tasking allows


• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation. #praxisjobs