Lead DevOps Engineer, Expert

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

Job summary

VTG Defense seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer for a 200+ FTE ICAM program in Chantilly, VA. You will own CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and harden systems using Linux-based environments. You will participate in on-call rotations to ensure mission-critical services stay online around the clock.

You bring TS/SCI with poly, 11–15 years of experience, and strong AWS/Terraform/Jenkins/GitHub expertise. Nexus, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and Agile practices are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• BA/BS Degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience.
• Expert in Linux operating system usage.
• Expert in Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience delivering within DevOps toolsets and practices.
• Experience with AWS services: CloudFormation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC.
• Experience with Nexus administration.
• Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Agile development methods.

Responsibilities

• Create and publish standard operating procedures for developers, database admins, and support personnel.
• Perform full lifecycle management of CI/CD pipelines and manage pipeline stages and dependencies.
• Patch dependencies in the SBOM in response to PO/AMs and CVEs reported by ISSE.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and leadership for operations and engineering staff.
• Harden operating systems with STIG or ISSM guidance.
• Automate manual deployment procedures on legacy systems.
• Provide Tier III & IV technical support and leadership in a complex mission environment.

Skills

Linux

DevOps tools

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub

Terraform

AWS

CloudFormation

EC2

S3

RDS

VPC

Nexus

JIRA

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Container security

Agile

Education

BA/BS Degree

Tools

Nexus

Job description

Overview

VTG is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer on a 200+ FTE technical development program responsible for delivering modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. As a DevOps Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities to support a complex program. Based on DevOps framework, you will participate in and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role requires supporting an on-call rotation to ensure mission critical services remain operational 24/7/365. Rotation is typically to be on-call 1 full calendar week every 2 months.

What will you do?

• Create and publish standard operating procedures for developers, database administrators, and customer support personnel
• Perform full lifecycle management of CI/CD pipelines, including modifications to pipeline stages, dependency management, etc
• Act on PO&AMs and CVEs reported by the ISSE by patching dependencies in the SBOM
• Provide technical guidance, training, and leadership for current / new operations and engineering personnel
• Harden operating systems with STIG or other ISSM guidance
• Automate currently manual deployment procedures on legacy systems
• Provide Tier III & IV technical support and leadership in a complex mission environment

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• BA/BS Degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience
• Expert in Linux operating system usage
• Expert in using DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform
• Expert in the software development lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps toolsets/practices
• Direct experience utilizing software testing performance tools, such as J-unit
• Experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo
• Experience scripting and using AWS services including Cloudformation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, etc
• Experience with Nexus administration
• Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Well versed with using version control systems such as Git
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Agile development methods

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Ansible
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, including container orchestration, deployment, and scaling in a production environment
• Proficiency in building, managing, and optimizing containerized applications using CI/CD pipelines, along with knowledge of container registries and security best practices
• Experience working in the Sponsor's cloud environments
• Experience with Nexus administration and maintenance

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.