Principle DevOps Engineer

Riverstone Enterprise Solutions, LLC; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverstone Enterprise Solutions, LLC is seeking a motivated DevOps Engineer Level 3 to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD. This onsite role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science and a minimum of ten years of experience. Key responsibilities include supporting the development lifecycle, automating deployments, and managing infrastructure using tools like Docker and Kubernetes. A current TS/SCI clearance is required. Join us to unleash your potential in a zero-bureaucracy environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of related experience.
• Fluency with Git required.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments.
• Experience with automated deployment preferred.
• Familiarity with DevOps methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design.
• Develop and maintain version control systems.
• Serve as a technical lead for Agile team.
• Automate release deployments across environments.
• Maintain upgrade/patch tracking documentation.

Skills

Git

Linux

Windows administration

Jenkins

AWS cloud management

Python

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

Elasticsearch

Gradle

Maven

Job description

Riverstone Enterprise Solutions, a PD Systems company, delivers mission-focused technology solutions to the Intelligence Community. Since 2008, we have supported critical national security programs by building high-performing engineering teams and developing innovative enterprise solutions. Our engineers work in a collaborative, zero-bureaucracy environment where expertise is valued, ideas are heard, and contributions directly drive mission success. Your adventure begins now—unleash your potential at Riverstone, we combine the agility of a small company with the impact of a big mission.

Riverstone is seeking a motivated, career, and customer-oriented DevOps Engineer Level 3 to join our team at Annapolis Junction, MD. This is an onsite position.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging
• Develop & maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies
• Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.
• Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits
• Set up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible
• Maintain / upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira)
• Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments
• Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements
• Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated
• Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholders and development requirements
• Assist with support and operations where necessary
• Maintain confidentiality regarding information being processed, stored, or accessed
• Leverage programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java
• Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking
• Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture
• Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques
• Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary
• Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.
• Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.)
• Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or higher is required in either Engineering (i.e. Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, etc.) or Computer Science with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience
• Must be fluent with Git
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 617/8, RHCSNRHCE CentOS)
• Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency and performance.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.)
• Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance etc.
• Experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment
• Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies
• Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.

Preferred Skills

• Fluent skills in object-oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java.
• Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.)

Clearance Requirement

Current/Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Riverstone Enterprise Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.