DevOps Engineer

By Light HQ; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join their innovative team. This remote position involves supporting the DOD's Persistent Cyber Training Environment by developing and maintaining high-quality software packages for cybersecurity training. You'll be responsible for automating DevOps pipelines, managing containerized assets, and implementing DevSecOps practices. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will significantly enhance productivity and security. If you are passionate about automation and cloud technologies, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of DevOps experience with a focus on automation and security.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps implementation.

Responsibilities

• Automate DevOps pipelines and software builds for high-fidelity environments.
• Develop and maintain security controls and systems in a Kubernetes setup.
• Train team members on DevSecOps and automation best practices.

Skills

DevOps

Kubernetes

Continuous Integration/Delivery

GitLab/Bitbucket

DevSecOps

Linux

Python

Bash

Ansible

React

Tools

Jenkins

Zypher

Terraform

Docker

AWX

Crossplane

VMware vCenter

NSX

Job description

Company Overview

By Light is looking for a DevOps Engineer. Our team directly supports the DOD Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) to build and update Cyber Range software. The DevOps Engineer works remotely as a member of the development and integration team charged with integrating, producing, testing, and deploying software packages for high-fidelity cybersecurity training environments.

Responsibilities

General DevOps duties include creating and maintaining online distribution repos, developing Linux-based packages and patches, developing and testing end-user installation strategies, and automating build and deployment processes. This position will contribute to developing, operating, and maintaining DevSecOps processes, tools, and an automation pipeline that supports traditional application software development, integration of third-party applications, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts and software. Ensure the DevSecOps environment facilitates designing, implementing, deploying, and executing automated tests, and continually investigates new technologies to improve productivity, quality, ease of use, and maintenance.

Automating DevOps pipelines, software builds, and software tests.
Authoring and maintaining automation deployment and monitoring scripts, developing and maintaining security controls and systems, managing virtualized and containerized assets, creating virtual and physical network configurations, servers, communications, and test and developer engineering support.
Linux software package creation and deployment and for creation and maintenance of the on-line distribution repository.
Design, integration, test, and initial deployment of a variety of applications in an enterprise Kubernetes environment using modern tools and patterns.
Responsible for creating infrastructure as code environments for complex virtualized networks.
Train others to perform similar DevSecOps and automation tasks.
Maintain and evangelize content to support a corporate library of knowledge.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Three (3) years of DevOps experience
• Continuous Integration/Delivery and DevOps Pipelines
• Kubernetes and general containerization development, security, deployment and management practices
• GitLab/Bitbucket code repositories and automation testing platforms (Jenkins, Zypher)
• Experience implementing DevSecOps, DevOps, or IT or Security automation supporting multiple teams.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement DevSecOps using private and commercial cloud best practices using private and hybrid cloud design/operation/monitoring/deployment.
  

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Experience in containerization (Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker)
• Experience in environment orchestration (AWX, Crossplane, Terraform)
• Expertise with Linux, repos, deployment and Linux virtualization (KVM)
• Experience with virtualized network environments (VMware vCenter and NSX desired)
• Experience with one or more programming languages: Python, Bash, Ansible, React

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Up to 10% travel
• DoD Top Secret security clearance (Or the ability to obtain one)
• 8570 IAT Level II certification or ability to obtain certification within 6 months