Senior Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer

General Dynamics Mission; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer to lead innovative cloud solutions. In this role, you will spearhead the integration of new capabilities, develop automation for PaaS deployments, and collaborate with internal and external customers to enhance platform functionality. You will guide engineering teams in evolving cloud technologies while ensuring robust security practices. This position offers a dynamic work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to contribute to mission-critical projects that support national security. Join a team where your expertise will be valued and recognized.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

401k matching

Paid parental leave

Healthcare benefits

Health & wellness programs

Employee resource groups

Qualifications

• 8+ years of job-related experience or a Master's degree with 6 years.
• Experience with public and private cloud environments is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of new capabilities into the Platform.
• Develop and maintain PaaS infrastructure and automation.

Skills

Cloud Technologies

DevOps Practices

Agile Methodologies

Automation

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

Clearance Requirements:

Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance required within a reasonable time from the point of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As an Sr Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer, you will:

• Lead research spikes to integrate new capabilities into our Platform
• Help break down work and contribute to roadmapping sessions
• Help set technical objectives for the team
• Develop automation to create and maintain several PaaS deployments
• Automatically configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure consisting of identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, deployment and more
• Interface with internal and external customers to deploy solutions and deliver workshops to educate and empower them
• Work closely with our team to plan major updates and enhancements to our products
• Guide engineering teams in evolving Cloud technologies

In this role, you are the Platform Engineer working with Critical internal and external Platform consumers. Together with the team, you will support successful implementation of a PaaS in the Cloud through architecture guidance, best practices, data migration, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and more.

Candidates should have demonstrated strengths and experience in some of the following areas:

• Experience working with, or are familiar with the differences between, public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environments
• Container technologies such as Docker, or Kubernetes
• Deployment of continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef
• Experience maintaining production-grade applications in virtualized environments (cloud computing platforms and services) using automation
• Creation of pipelines, Ansible Playbooks, and/or Terraform configurations to automate administrative actions from resource creation to service configuration
• Effective communication and attention to detail

Other beneficial experience:

• IT security practices including encryption, certificates, key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditing
• Installation of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) technologies such as Amazon Web Services, OpenStack, RHOSP, or VIO
• Management of Cloud Resources in Amazon Web Services, and/or Azure
• Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Kubernetes, Rancher, or OpenShift
• Cloud automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or Packer
• Open source server, messaging, load balancing, and database software (such as RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch)
• Scalable networking technologies such as Load Balancers (NGINX)/Firewalls and web standards (REST APIs, web security mechanisms)

What sets you apart:

• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and influence management skills, with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideas
• Experienced in the art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options: This position allows for Flex work (Hybrid Remote/On-site). Please note that this position is not 100% remote. While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsburgh, PA Office.

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $153,600.00 - USD $170,400.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans