DevOps Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary in Herndon, VA, seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to build and integrate CI/CD pipelines across on-prem, OpenShift, and AWS environments. You will develop and maintain Jenkins Groovy scripts, Terraform code, and automation to support containerized microservices.

This on-site role requires DoD IAT II or equivalent credentials and TS/SCI CI poly may be considered. Join a diverse team and help streamline deployments, monitoring, and tool integration in a robust DevOps

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of relevant experience, or Master/PhD with 7-4 years depending on degree.
• Experience with Linux environments.
• Scripting in Bash and Python.
• Basic understanding of an object-oriented language (Java).
• Experience with OpenShift or similar container environments.
• DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security+ CE, CISSP, etc.).
• TS/SCI CI poly is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop CI/CD build and deployment pipelines.
• Write/modify Jenkins-based Groovy scripts.
• Write/update Terraform scripts.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift, and AWS.
• Document key features for developer use.
• Integrate tools into the pipeline (e.g., SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory).
• Deploy container-based microservices with Helm charts.
• Automate installations of COTS products into the architecture.
• Monitor and script to diagnose deployment and connectivity issues.

Skills

Linux

Bash

Python

Java (OOP)

OpenShift

CI/CD

Git

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Jenkins

Robot Framework

Selenium

SonarQube

Fortify

Artifactory

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.