DevOps Engineer, Junior

NAVSTA; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care premiums (employer-paid)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Generous PTO and holidays

STD/LTD and Life Insurance

401K with employer match

Referral programs

Professional development

Job summary

Navstar is seeking a DevOps-focused professional to lead a small team and strengthen our product delivery lifecycle. You will oversee Kubernetes-based deployments, patch and upgrade systems, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to maximize efficiency across development, testing, and production environments.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and familiarity with AWS, Helm, GitOps, and GitLab CI. Strong documentation and collaboration skills are essential, with on-call duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Junior) with two years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Finds deficiencies in the product delivery lifecycle and architecture and implements best practices to improve them.
• Oversees hiring of a small DevOps team for operation and maintenance of products.
• Patches and upgrades existing product(s) for reliable customer delivery.
• Maintains development, testing, and production environments.
• Manages CI/CD pipelines to maximize efficiency.
• Implements industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Develops and maintains solutions for operational administration, backups, disaster recovery, and monitoring.
• Tests system integrity and deployments; makes improvements as needed.
• Manages code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
• Works with CI/CD tools and Git for source control.
• Provides technical support and develops software for back-end systems.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Kubernetes

Grafana

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Security controls

System administration

On-call support

Documentation

Communication

Software development lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Helm

GitOps

GitLab CI

AWS

Job description

Required Clearance Level TS/SCI with Polygraph

Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security.

Role Description:

• Under general direction, finds deficiencies with our product delivery lifecycle and architecture and implement industry best practices to improve them.
• Oversees and offers input over hiring of a small DevOps team to assist the operation and maintenance of our products.
• Inspects, patches, and upgrades our existing product(s) so that they can more reliably deliver to customer environments.
• Maintains development, testing, and production environments.
• Manages continuous integration and delivery pipelines to maximize efficiency.
• Implements industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Develops and maintains solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring.
• Tests system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed.
• Manages code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
• Works with CI/CD tools, and source control (git)
• Offers technical support where needed, developing software for our back-end systems.

Stays current with industry trends and source new ways for our business to improve.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

JUNIOR: Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and two years of related experience.

Experience with deployment technologies, such as Kubernetes (K8s) for container orchestration.

• Experience with metrics monitoring and dashboards (Grafana).
• Understanding of user access practices and security controls within a system.
• Understanding of system administration in various OS environments.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work on-call hours as required.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Understanding of AWS services and cloud management.
• Experience maintaining existing production kubernetes installations.
• Experience with kubernetes configuration management systems such as helm and GitOps.
• Continuous integration processes and tools such as GitLab CI.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools.
• System monitoring and analysis.
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community and DoD mission sets.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified.

Pay Rate:

In compliance with Virginia's Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $140,000. This range represents the base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland’s requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Please note that actual compensation may vary based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy.

About Navstar

For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place.

Benefits at Navstar

• Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
• Employer Paid STD/LTD
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 401K plan and Employer Match
• Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
• Professional Development Assistance

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
Navstar Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.