Senior DevOps Engineer

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Defense - Frontier Technology Inc. is seeking a DevOps Engineer to automate processes, deploy cloud infrastructure, and advance our secure software factory.

You will leverage Python and Ansible across networking and Linux environments, participate in CI/CD improvements, and help manage container standards in a fast-paced government-focused setting. The role requires 6+ years of DevOps experience, TS/SCI clearance, and U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 6+ years of DevOps engineering experience.
• Leadership or mentorship experience within a team.
• Hands-on automation using Ansible.
• Experience with AWS and GovCloud.
• Terraform, GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes experience.
• U.S. citizen with TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Automate processes and deploy cloud infrastructure within a secure, compliant environment.
• Develop automation solutions using Ansible and Red Hat technologies.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and security reporting via GitLab.
• Assist in baselining and maintaining container standards.
• Support Agile software development lifecycle and deployment processes.

Skills

Python

Ansible

AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

GitLab

Bash

Red Hat Linux

Security practices

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Ansible

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Job description

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 and posses an active Top Secret clearance.

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 a similar field of study.
• Six or more years of DevOps engineering experience.
• Previous leadership experience, including team leadership, technical leadership, mentorship, or management responsibilities, with demonstrated ability to support team development, coordination, or cross-functional collaboration.
• Hands-on experience developing or maintaining automation using Ansible.
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration, engineering, troubleshooting, or automation experience.
• Experience with Git-based source-code repositories, version control, branching, and collaborative development workflows. GitLab experience is preferred.
• Practical experience supporting or deploying resources in AWS. GovCloud experience is helpful but not required.
• Experience using Terraform for infrastructure as code. Candidates with limited Terraform experience may be considered if they demonstrate strong experience with Ansible, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Git or GitLab, and AWS. Terraform training may be completed before onboarding.
• Experience developing tools and processes that advance DevOps or DevSecOps capabilities through automated builds, regression testing, monitoring, and releases across environments.
• Experience developing and deploying automation services for continuous monitoring and observability tools, including Kibana, Elastic, or Splunk.
• Experience troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving CI/CD pipeline failures or performance issues.
• Experience with scripting languages, including 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 satisfies 8140 requirements.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 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-$210K. 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.