DevOps Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary, seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, integrate tools, and optimize deployments in a 100% on-site environment at Herndon, VA.

The role covers automation, scripting, and tooling across on-prem and cloud platforms, with opportunities to streamline processes and support diverse development teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant experience in DevOps.
• Experience with Linux environments and scripting (Bash, Python).
• Hands-on with OpenShift or similar container platforms; TS/SCI/DoD IAT II preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop CI/CD build and deployment pipelines.
• Write/modify Jenkins Groovy scripts.
• Write/update Terraform scripts and Helm charts for microservices.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on‑prem, OpenShift, and AWS environments.
• Document features for developers and automate installation processes.

Skills

Linux Environments

Bash & Python scripting

OpenShift / container platforms

Security Certification (DoD IAT II)

Java basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Helm

OpenShift

AWS / Cloud services

Git

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


• o Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts


• o Write/update Terraform scripts


• o Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift environments and AWS Environments


• o Document key features for developer use


• o Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)


• o Work with Helm charts to deploy container based microservices


• Integrate tools into the pipeline


• o Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.


• o Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture


• Debugging integration issues


• o Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)


• o Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary


• DevOps Tool Integration


• o 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

PayRange: 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.