DevOps Engineer L4 DC

Omni Technology Group, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Technology Group, LLC in Washington, DC, is seeking a DevOps Engineer L4 to lead design, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems. You will drive architecture decisions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include automating server builds with Ansible/Puppet, managing Docker containerization, and sustaining system reliability in a security-cleared environment requiring TS/SCI and CI Poly eligibility.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly eligibility.
• DoD 8570 IAT II certification required.
• Extensive experience with Red Hat/CentOS and automated server builds.
• Experience with Ansible/Puppet, GitLab, and Docker in virtualized contexts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for development, interfacing, integration, and testing of complex systems.
• Lead end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize operations across life cycle.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, project managers, and engineers.
• Guide system architecture, interfaces, and documentation; ensure technical integrity.
• Oversee and implement containerization and automation using Docker, Ansible, and related tools.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

CI Poly eligibility

System engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Electrical or Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Red Hat / CentOS

Ansible

Puppet

GitLab

Docker

Maven

Jenkins

Nagios

Ganglia

Elasticsearch / Relational Databases

Job description

DevOps Engineer L4 DC

Washington, DC

Omni Technology Group is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer L4 to provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis . Y ou must have an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to gain and maintain a CI Poly.

• Ultimately responsible for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility
• Establish state-of-the-art techniques for designing, developing, modifying, and troubleshooting highly complex computer operating hardware system
• Design operating/hardware systems; formulate system concepts and architecture, specific requirements, and develop implementation approaches.
• Identify and direct resolution of complex hardware/software interface issues; subject matter expert on emerging technologies; direct the development of systems specifications and technical documentation
• Conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
• Provide expert guidance and direction to Government and Vendor senior level technicians and managers; interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts; communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives
• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology; provide recommendations for continuous improvement; work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance the organization’s capabilities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, analyst, project managers, and other engineers
• May work individually or as a key member of a senior leadership team - Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Analyze, design, and develop tests and test-automation suites
• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies
• Analyze user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications and documentation; analyze system requirements and lead design and development activities
• Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans
• Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies
• Test software development methodology in an agile environment
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and provide customer support for software systems and application issues
• Oversee and monitor performance across several disciplines, and when required, takes steps to resolve issue

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to gain and maintain a CI Poly.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience 8-10 years of related software development experience Hands-on development experience
• Must have and maintain a DoD 8570 approved IAT II level certification
• Extensive experience with Red Hat and/or Centos
• Demonstrated experience in server builds using automated mechanism
• Demonstrated experience with Ansible playbooks or puppet modules for virtual and physical instance provisioning, configuration management, patching, and software development
• Demonstrated experience with Ansible or Puppet
• Demonstrated experience with Gitlab
• Demonstrated experience deploying Docker engines in virtualized platforms for containerization of multiple apps

Desired:

• DevOps experience building and deploying cloud infrastructure with technologies like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.
• Hands-on experience with data formats including XML, PCAP, images, and media
• Hands-on experience with Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Map Reduce, Spark, Rabbit MQ, Kafka, Flume
• Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision
• Possess 3-5 years of experience and familiarity with the following software/tools:
  • Infrastructure automation technologies like Docker, Vagrant, etc.
  • Build automation technologies like Maven, Jenkins, etc.
  • Monitoring technologies like Nagios, Ganglia, etc.
  • Modern programming languages like Java, Python, etc.
  • Building APIs and services using REST, SOAP, etc.
  • Elastic Search and relational databases

At Omni Technology Group we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.