DevOps Engineer (Senior) w/Secret Clearance

TekSynap; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Vacation time

Holidays

Job summary

TekSynap is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and implement solutions in a cloud and on-premise environment. The ideal candidate will have over five years of Agile experience, familiarity with DevOps tools, and a Bachelor’s Degree. You will facilitate the transition towards microservices and support application development teams in improving their processes. This remote position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Five (5+) years Agile experience.
• Experience serving as the engineer of complex technology implementations in a product centric environment.
• Preferred SAFe Agile Certification or industry recognized equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the development of new software solutions and transition of existing solutions from monolithic to micro-service architecture.
• Working with application development teams to create solutions leveraging the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline.
• Instructs/guides teams through their solution development.

Skills

Agile experience

DevOps methodologies

Test Driven Development (TDD)

Scripting or programming skills

Cloud services experience

Configuration management tools

Containerization technologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Docker

Ansible

Job description

Responsibilities & Qualifications

We are seeking an DevOps Engineer (Senior)

Required Qualifications

• Five (5+) years Agile experience.
• Driving strategy and overseeing architecture of continuous integration and deployment, and monitoring across technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with defining SAFe Agile methodology for large scale clients.
• Demonstrated experience in leading DevOps methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with implementing Test Driven Development (TDD) Methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with driving automated software development lifecycle toolchain.
• Demonstrated experience with deployments in both on premise and cloud environments.
• Experience serving as the engineer of complex technology implementations in a product centric environment.
• Experience with DevOps services using infrastructure as a service provider (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, RackSpace/OpenStack).
• Using scripting or basic programming skills to solve problems.
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., TFS, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, LVM).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., LXC, Docker, Rocket, OpenShift).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., LXC, Docker, Rocket, OpenShift).
• Preferred SAFe Agile Certification or industry recognized equivalent certification.

Certifications

• Cloud Service Provider Certification: AWS; Microsoft Azure; Google Cloud Platform.
• Security Education
• Bachelor’s Degree

Clearance

• Secret, IT II

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the development of new software solutions and transition of existing solutions from monolithic structures to micro-service structure operating within hardened containers.
• Working with application development teams to refactor or create solutions that leverage the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline and tools.
• Instructs/guides teams through their solution development.
• Deploys and sustain microservices factory utilizing COTS and open-source solutions.

Overview

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Remote with periodic support at Fort Belvoir or other places in the National Capitol Region.
• Type of environment: Remote
• Noise level: Low
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: less than 10%

List of Approved States: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, IO, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, WY.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

U.S. Citizen

Secret Clearance

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact [e-mail] for assistance.