Senior DevOps Administrator (supporting NASA)

ASRC Federal; Palmdale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work possible

Job summary

ASRC Federal is seeking a Senior DevOps Administrator to support the operations of the ARMD Test Data Portal and repository system for NASA-built software. The role supports NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards AFB, CA, with a 9/80 schedule and west coast hours; remote work is possible.

You will maintain software development and operations for the portal, implement DevOps best practices, manage security configurations, and mentor junior team members while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4–6 years of related software development/administration experience (minimum 2 years software development).
• Active security clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance.
• Development experience with Java and/or C++.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices (OO analysis & design, SOA, SOLID, design patterns).
• Experience with requirements development, source control management, configuration management, bug tracking and other development tools.
• Experience managing application security, to include encryption protocols, LDAP or Kerberos authentication, certificates, and OS/Application hardening.
• Strong communication/written skills and ability to communicate and collaborate with a diverse team of researchers and software developers.

Responsibilities

• Provide Software Development and long-term Software O&M/Sustaining Support for the ARMD Test Data Portal (ATDP), including daily system health checks, capacity monitoring, user and permission management, storage management, and assistance with new feature development.
• Recommend and implement authorized technical approaches for data management and integration solutions, such as seamless integration between systems, better performance/efficiency, security of intellectual property aspects, and technical innovations.
• Provide problem resolution support for NASA users.
• Manage software updates and security configurations for 3rd party platforms and tools.
• Track and update service tickets for user issues and internal system management tasks.
• Mentor and train junior members of the team

Skills

DevOps

Java

C++

SOA

Security best practices

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bamboo

Jenkins

Puppet

Jira

Bitbucket

Crucible

Fisheye

AWS

Job description

ASRC Federal is seeking a Senior DevOps Administrator to support operations of the application and platform of a NASA-developed test data analysis and repository system.

This role supports NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, near Palmdale/Lancaster, CA. As a part of this team, you will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with typical hours of 7:30am-5:00pm, west coast hours. This can be a remote position.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Software Development and long-term Software O&M/Sustaining Support for the ARMD Test Data Portal (ATDP), including daily system health checks, capacity monitoring, user and permission management, storage management, and assistance with new feature development.
• Recommend and implement authorized technical approaches for data management and integration solutions, such as seamless integration between systems, better performance/efficiency, security of intellectual property aspects, and technical innovations.
• Provide problem resolution support for NASA users.
• Manage software updates and security configurations for 3rd party platforms and tools.
• Track and update service tickets for user issues and internal system management tasks.
• Mentor and train junior members of the team

Requirements:

• Requires Bachelor’s degree (in Computer Science or related field) or equivalent years of experience
• 4 - 6 years of related software development/administration experience (minimum 2 years software development)
• Active Security clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance
• Development experience with an object-oriented language, Java and/or C++
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices (including object-oriented analysis & design, service-oriented architectures (SOA), SOLID principles, design patterns, etc.)
• Experience with requirements development, source control management, configuration management, bug tracking and other development tools.
• Experience managing application security, to include encryption protocols, LDAP or Kerberos authentication, certificates, and OS/Application hardening
• Ability to prioritize tasks to deliver project milestones and meet project deadlines
• Strong communication/written skills and ability to communicate and collaborate with a diverse team of researchers and software developers.

Desired Skills:

• Strong understanding of DevOps and familiarity with DevOps tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins, Puppet, etc.
• General knowledge of:
  • Redhat Linux operating systems and software development.
  • Formal software development standards and processes (primarily Agile) – version control processes / container management software
  • Javascript & JQuery
  • Visual studio, Netbeans, or Eclipse
  • Atlassian tools (Jira, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Crucible, Fisheye)
  • XML
  • Web Services / Apache / Springboot
  • HDF5 file format
  • MongoDB
  • Cloud hosting and development (AWS, Azure, etc)