DevOps Engineer

Tactical-Engineering-; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc. seeks a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain DevOps processes for CI/CD, aligning with DISA STIGs and GovCloud AWS requirements.

You will support Jenkins-based pipelines, automation, and cloud infrastructure while coordinating with senior staff to optimize software delivery and deployment across projects.

Qualifications

• BS in STEM field Highly Recommended.
• CompTIA Security+ Required.
• Active US security clearance or ability to obtain one is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on cloud platforms.
• Set up and maintain environments that deploy physical and AWS EC2 machines.
• Automate deployment processes using CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Assist in building and maintaining software build and test pipelines.
• Support cloud development environments for CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor AWS EC2 performance and resource utilization.
• Implement DISA STIGs in cloud/HWIL systems with guidance from security teams.
• Collaborate with development to improve software delivery.
• Learn and apply emerging DevOps practices.

Skills

DevOps Methodologies

Agile Software Development

Operating systems

Bash

Python

Powershell

C++

Git

Jenkins

Artifactory

Coverity

Fortify

AWS

Atlassian Suite

Infrastructure as code

Container technologies

Monitoring/logging stacks

Education

BS in STEM field Highly Recommended

CompTIA Security+ Required

Tools

Jenkins

Artifactory

Git

Atlassian Suite

Coverity

Fortify

Job description

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining DevOps processes and tools for the CI/CD efforts within the C2P Modernization program. They will play a supporting role in achieving the organization’s goals by keeping operating systems up to date with the latest DISA STIGs, AWS EC2 instance administration, and developing automated pipelines for cloud and HWIL environments. This position will directly involve working with GovCloud AWS, Jenkins, Atlassian tool suite, GitLab, Coverity, Fortify, and Artifactory.

CORE FUNCTIONS / JOB DUITES

Ability to perform the following independently, under minimum supervision:

• Participate in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on project‑specific cloud platforms under senior team guidance.
• Set up and maintain software and network infrastructure environments that deploy physical and AWS EC2 virtual machines.
• Support evaluation and implementation of hardware and network infrastructure changes, including deployment, integration, configuration, upgrades, and patching on physical and virtual systems using Jenkins.
• Automate deployment processes for specific projects using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools such as Jenkins with supervision.
• Help automate manual processes related to the software development life cycle.
• Assist in building and maintaining software build and test pipelines to support development and distribution of software artifacts.
• Participate in implementing cloud development environments to support software development tools and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines.
• Monitor system performance and resource utilization on AWS EC2 instances and report findings.
• Learn and implement security guidelines such as Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) in cloud and HWIL systems with support from senior engineers.
• Maintain build and test pipelines to support software development artifact distribution.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve software delivery and deployment processes, taking directions from senior staff.
• Support in testing and deploying changes to existing software under supervision.
• Assist in defining tools needed for cloud‑based data repositories and configuration management.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies by learning from peers and training to help improve DevOps practices.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Possess a deep understanding of:

• DevOps Methodologies
• Agile Software Development
• Operating systems (RHEL, Windows)
• Programming or Scripting language (Bash, Python, Powershell, C++)
• Version Control Tools (GIT)
• CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Artifactory)
• Static Code Analysis tools (Coverity, Fortify)
• Cloud Computing Concepts and Services (Amazon Web Services)
• Atlassian Suite experience
• Infrastructure as code, desired
• Container Technologies, desired
• Monitoring and logging stacks, desired

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• BS in STEM field Highly Recommended
• CompTIA Security + Required

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

• General office environment
• Computer/Equipment lab

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• May be expected to lift up to 25 lbs
• Frequent use of keyboard and typing
• Frequent sitting and standing

WORK SCHEDULE

9/80

The ability to work non‑standard work hours and schedules in support of project requirements.

PAY RANGE

$120,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually, DOE

U.S. Citizenship is Required

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Candidates must have an active clearance OR the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance and will be subject to a US security background investigation (i.e. favorable background investigation / credit score). Additional eligibility requirements for access to various levels of classified information may also be required. An active security clearance is highly desirable.

Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Minority/Female/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer