DevOps Engineer

excelity-careers; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Disability coverage

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Professional memberships

Training reimbursement

Job summary

Excelity is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a government client with a critical mission. You will develop CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and integrate tools across OpenShift, AWS, and on-prem environments.

Join a team that values automation, security, and reliability. A TS/SCI clearance is required, and the role is based on-site in Herndon, VA with a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with relevant experience; or advanced degree.
• Experience with Linux environments.
• Scripting in Bash and Python.
• Familiar with OpenShift or similar container platform.
• DoD IAT Level II Certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop CI/CD build and deployment pipelines.
• Write/modify Jenkins-based Groovy scripts.
• Write/update Terraform scripts.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift and AWS.
• Document features for developer use.
• Automate installations of software into architecture.
• Deploy containerized microservices with Helm.
• Integrate tools like SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• Monitor and debug deployments.

Skills

Linux Environments

Bash

Python

Java

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Git

Jenkins

Docker

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

DoD IAT Level II Certification

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Jenkins

Robot Framework/Selenium

Artifactory

Job description

At Excelity, we're passionate about delivering innovative technology solutions that help businesses thrive. Whether you're looking to streamline your operations, improve efficiency, or enhance customer engagement, our team of experienced professionals is here to help. So why wait? Visit excelity.io today to learn more about how we can help you achieve your goals and take your business to the next level.

Excelity is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a project responsible supporting an exciting Government customer with a very critical mission. The candidate will work with the engineering team and customer to ensure successful development of high profile, complex, technical deliverables that are core to the continued success of our award-winning projects.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI w/ CI Poly

Job Responsibilities

• Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines
  • Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
  • Write/update Terraform scripts
  • Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift environments and AWS Environments
  • 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)
  • Work with Helm charts to deploy container based microservices
• 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) 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

• A 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
• Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, such as Java
• Experience with OpenShift or similar container environment
• DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform
• Experience with Git for Source Control
• Experience developing, deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting software solutions
• Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedule
• 100% Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance plans with Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long and Short-term disability coverage
• Generous paid vacation and holiday time
• Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Plan with 6% Employer matching contributions
• Reimbursement for professional and training development
• Company-paid memberships to professional organizations

Excelity is an Equal Opportunity Employer