DevOps Engineer

RCT Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO and flexible schedules

$500.00 annual technology allowance

Job summary

RCT Systems seeks a Senior/Expert-level DevOps Engineer to support a 200+ FTE ICAM program, building and deploying cloud-based systems across the full SDLC.

You design, automate, and optimize development, testing, and production environments, working in an Agile/DevOps team using GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence. Applicants require TS/SCI + Polygraph and a BS/MS with substantial relevant experience.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI + Polygraph.
• BS + 11-15 years relevant experience, or MS + 8-10 years; equivalent experience may substitute for degree.
• Expert knowledge of SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD.
• Experience with JMeter or similar performance-testing tools.
• Experience with cloud data services such as S3, OpenSearch, EFS, etc.
• Strong Git/version control and issue-tracking experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working independently on complex technical problems.
• Agile and service-oriented development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and automate development, testing, and production environments.
• Break high-level requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Develop and deploy solutions using commercial cloud platforms.
• Support architecture, coding, unit testing, performance testing, and deployments.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams in an Agile/DevOps environment.
• Use tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Unix/Bash, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Manage build artifacts and deployments across multiple environments.
• Identify automation and process improvements.
• Solve complex technical problems and develop innovative customer solutions.

Skills

SDLC

DevOps

CI/CD

Technical communication

Independent work

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree + 11-15 years experience

Master's degree + 8-10 years experience

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Unix/Bash

JIRA

Confluence

OpenSearch

S3

EFS

Git

Elasticsearch

Puppet

Shell scripting

NodeJS

NestJS

Swagger

Job description

Senior/Expert-level DevOps Engineer supporting a 200+ FTE technical development program focused on modern Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) solutions. The role involves building and deploying cloud-based systems and contributing across the full software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and automate development, testing, and production environments.
• Break high-level requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Develop and deploy solutions using commercial cloud platforms.
• Support architecture, coding, unit testing, performance testing, and deployments.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams in an Agile/DevOps environment.
• Use tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Unix/Bash, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Manage build artifacts and deployments across multiple environments.
• Identify automation and process improvements.
• Solve complex technical problems and develop innovative customer solutions.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI + Polygraph.
• BS + 11-15 years relevant experience, or MS + 8-10 years; equivalent experience may substitute for degree.
• Expert knowledge of SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD, and related practices.
• Experience with JMeter or similar performance-testing tools.
• Experience with cloud data services such as S3, OpenSearch, EFS, etc.
• Strong Git/version control and issue-tracking experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working independently on complex technical problems.
• Agile and service-oriented development experience.

Desired Skills

• Puppet, Shell scripting, NodeJS, NestJS, Swagger
• Elasticsearch
• AWS data-management services
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• AWS DevOps/SysOps certifications
• MySQL, RDS, Oracle
• Containerization
• UX/Human-Centered Design

RCT Systems offers:

• Immediate 401k vesting
• Generous PTO and flexible schedules
• $500.00 annual technology allowance

RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.