DevOps Systems Engineer

VTG; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in Herndon, VA to design CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments across on‑prem and AWS environments. You will develop Jenkins-based workflows, manage Terraform scripts, and troubleshoot deployment issues in OpenShift containers.

The ideal candidate has strong Linux, scripting (Bash/Python), and OpenShift experience, plus DoD IAT II certification or TS/SCI poly. This is an on-site role with VTG’s competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 7+ years.
• PhD with 4+ years may substitute for degree.
• Experience with Linux environments.
• Scripting in Bash and Python.
• OpenShift or similar container environments.
• DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.).
• TS/ SCI CI poly

Responsibilities

• Develop CI/CD build and deployment pipelines.
• Integrate tools into pipelines and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with development teams to automate installations.
• Monitor services and write scripts for operational visibility.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

Terraform

Linux

Python

OpenShift

Docker

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

SonarQube

Job description

Overview

Byte Systems, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a diverse development team at our Herndon, VA, office. The candidate will develop CI/CD build and deploy pipelines; integrate tools into the pipeline and manage debugging integration issues. In addition, the selected candidate will help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process. This position is 100% on-site.

What will you do?

Job Duties Include

Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines

• Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
• Write/update Terraform scripts
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift environments and AWS Environments
• Document key features for developer use
• Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)
• Work with Helm charts to deploy container based microservices

Integrate tools into the pipeline

• Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
• Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture

Debugging integration issues

• Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
• Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary

DevOps Tool Integration

• Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc...)

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
• Experience with Linux Environments
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
• Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, such as Java
• Experience with OpenShift or similar container environment
• DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.)
• TS/ SCI CI poly

Desired Qualifications

• Understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform
• Experience with Git for Source Control
• Experience developing, deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting software solutions
• Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $180,000-$230,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.