Senior DevOps Engineer

Frontier Technology Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance decision-making capabilities for the Department of Defense and other federal entities. The role focuses on process automation and maintaining cloud infrastructure, requiring strong Python and Ansible skills. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 6 years of engineering experience.

Located in Colorado Springs, the position offers a compensation range of $130-$150K, depending on qualifications. U.S. citizenship and eligibility for TS/SCI clearance are mandatory.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of DevOps Engineering experience.
• Experience in development of tools and processes to drive DevOps maturity.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Identify areas for process automation improvement and automate existing processes.
• Maintain and deploy cloud infrastructure.
• Integrate with internal back-end infrastructure systems.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Cloud computing (AWS, GovCloud)

Scripting (Bash, Python)

DevOps pipeline tools (Jenkins, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Kibana

Elastic

Splunk

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview

FTI is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. FTI provides mission-tailored, technology-enabled services and solutions that enhance the ability of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and the Federal Government to make the best decisions possible in support of national interests. Furthermore, FTI supports those who safeguard our nation with advanced technology, services and expertise while building upon our values to make a positive impact on our customers, each other, and our communities. Lastly, our culture is built around our 4Cs: Core Values (Ethics, Morals, Integrity, Honesty, Sincerity), Commitment, Compassion, and Charity.

Candidates must be in, or willing to relocate to Colorado Springs, CO.

Responsibilities

• Identify areas for process automation improvement, automate existing and new processes, maintain, and deploy cloud infrastructure, and support the Agile software development lifecycle build process.
• The candidate will have deep experience of Python & Ansible with networking technologies, such as routing, switching; managing heterogeneous environment.
• Full lifecycle of software systems; including development, testing and deployment.
• The candidate will be responsible for the development of automation solutions utilizing Ansible Automation Platform and RedHat.
• Leverage automation tools to reduce security compliance errors/vulnerabilities and improve Gitlab security reporting.
• Integrate with internal back-end infrastructure systems.
• Perform root cause analysis for security relevant issues in development environments.
• Investigate and resolve security, technical, and other potential CI/CD issues.
• Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and fixes.
• Assist in baselining and maintaining container standards and enforcement of them.
• Constantly looking to align to industry best practices to integrate security within a Software Factory.
• Experience analyzing Gitlab security scanning and working with development teams to resolve identified issues.
• Experience managing repositories and maintaining collaborative version control.
• Extensive knowledge of Cloud computing i.e. AWS, GovCloud, or similar.

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or similar field of study.
• 6+ years of DevOps Engineering experience.
• Experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevOps or DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments.
• Experience with developing & deploying automation services for continuous monitoring & observability tools (Kibana, Elastic, Splunk, etc).
• Experience troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving issues related to CI/CD pipeline failures or slowness.
• Knowledge and experience with scripting languages such as Bash, and Python.
• Experience with DevOps pipeline tools and technologies, including Jenkins, Terraform, Helm and Kubernetes.
• Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification that aligns with 8140 requirements.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

For this role, the compensation range for candidates in Colorado is $130-$150K. Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. FTI has a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.