Junior DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance)

Navstar Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Match

PTO & Holidays

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Professional Development

Job summary

Navstar Inc. is seeking a DevOps-oriented professional in Chantilly, VA to improve delivery lifecycle and oversee a small DevOps team. The role involves patching and upgrading products, maintaining environments, and driving CI/CD efficiency.

Requirements include TS/SCI with Polygraph, a relevant degree with 2+ years of related experience, and strong skills in Kubernetes, Grafana, and security practices. On-call availability is expected.

Qualifications

• Must hold active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Junior level: typically BS or MS in CS/Engineering plus 2 years of related experience.
• Experience with deployment tech such as Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Experience with metrics monitoring and dashboards (Grafana).
• Understanding of user access practices and security controls.
• OS system administration across multiple environments.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
• Ability to work independently and in a team; on-call availability a must.

Responsibilities

• Identify and fix deficiencies in product delivery lifecycle and architecture; implement industry best practices.
• Oversee and contribute to hiring a small DevOps team for operations and maintenance.
• Inspect, patch, and upgrade products for reliable customer delivery.
• Maintain development, testing, and production environments.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to maximize efficiency.
• Implement system hardening and configuration management best practices.
• Develop and maintain operational, backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring solutions.
• Test system integrity and implemented designs; drive improvements.
• Manage code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
• Work with CI/CD tools and Git for source control.
• Provide technical support and develop software for back-end systems.
• Stay current with industry trends and identify improvements.

Skills

Kubernetes

Grafana

Security

CI/CD

Git

System Admin

Config Mgmt

Communication

SDLC

On-call

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitLab CI

Helm

Docker

Job description

Navstar Inc. is seeking a DevOps-oriented professional in Chantilly, VA to improve delivery lifecycle and oversee a small DevOps team. The role involves patching and upgrading products, maintaining environments, and driving CI/CD efficiency.

Requirements include TS/SCI with Polygraph, a relevant degree with 2+ years of related experience, and strong skills in Kubernetes, Grafana, and security practices. On-call availability is expected.