DevOps Engineer Skill Level 3 [D.26.0224] with Security Clearance

Dover Networks LLC; Capitol Heights (MD); On-site; USD 187,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate vesting 401(k) contributions

Job summary

Dover Networks LLC is seeking an experienced platform architect and DevOps lead in the United States. The role focuses on designing deployment architectures, building robust release pipelines, and maintaining CM systems such as Git, with emphasis on security and compliance requirements.

The candidate will lead Agile ceremonies, implement automation, manage configuration management (Puppet/Ansible), and ensure high availability, monitoring, and performance across environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree or higher in Engineering or Computer Science with 10+ years related experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required; no sponsorship.
• Experience in Agile DevOps environments and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging.
• Build release pipelines for fast, safe delivery to Production.
• Automate release deployments across dev, test, staging, QA and production stacks.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

SRE

Linux administration

Cloud AWS

Automation scripting

Programming - Python/Ruby/Perl/Java

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Puppet

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or CS

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Bamboo

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Applicants must already hold a TS/SCI clearance with a current Full Scope Polygraph before applying. We are not sponsoring or processing clearances for this position. Candidates who are seeking to obtain a clearance do not meet the minimum requirements. Salary Range: $187k-$204k per year with an additional $47k-$51k in immediately vested company 401(k) contributions Position Requirements:

• Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging
• Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production
• Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.
• Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, stag in g, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits
• Set-up up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible
• Maintain / upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira)
• Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments
• Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements
• Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated
• Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements
• Assist with support and operations where necessary
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed
• Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java
• Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking
• Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture
• Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques
• Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary
• Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.
• Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.)
• Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams Position Responsibilities
• Must be fluent with Git
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 617/8, RHCSNRHCE CentOS)
• Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency and performance.
• 10+ years working in an Agile dev environment (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Master degree in relevant field)
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.)
• Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance etc.
• 10+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting
• 10+ years' experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment
• Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies.
• Fluent skills in object oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java.
• Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.
• Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff
• Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills
• Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications Basic Qualifications: Bachelors' degree or higher is required in either Engineering (i. e. Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, etc.) or Computer Science with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience (excludes education experience such as Bachelor' s or Master's degree in relevant field).