Senior DevOps Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Juan Tabo Hills (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is searching for a Senior DevOps Engineer based in Albuquerque, NM. This role involves collaborating with development teams to automate, deploy, and maintain systems that support national security missions. Candidates should have extensive experience in Linux, as well as skills in automation tools such as Puppet and Ansible.

The ideal applicant will possess a degree in Computer Science and have at least 7 years of experience, alongside the ability to obtain necessary security clearances. Edgewater provides equal employment opportunities to all.

Qualifications

• 7 years of related experience or 11 years in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance or DOD Top Secret clearance.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with software developers to deploy and operate systems.
• Automate and streamline operations, building deployment tools.
• Troubleshoot issues in development, testing, and production environments.
• Maintain a stable and efficient infrastructure for service delivery.
• Implement automated infrastructure capabilities.

Skills

DevOps practices

CI/CD tools

Linux Administration

Automation tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible)

Coding languages (Python, C++, Java)

Containerization and orchestration

Git source code management

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

AWS

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Location: US-NM-Albuquerque

Overview

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a major national laboratory. The successful candidate will support the Systems Design and Architecture Department design and develop high-performance cloud-based and hybrid solutions used for high-consequence national security missions. Our full-stack team creates and implements environments, infrastructures, software, and algorithms, that enable and perform real-time processing and exploitation from a variety of very challenging, complex data streams from pathfinder remote sensing assets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with software developers to deploy and operate our systems effectively.
• Help automate and streamline operations and processes, building and maintaining tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development, testing, and production environments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration and experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or equivalent technologies.
• Be proficient in utilizing a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services, with a working understanding of coding and scripting languages including PHP, Python, Perl, and Ruby. Design, build, and maintain a stable and efficient infrastructure to optimize service delivery across production, QA, and development environments throughout the development lifecycle.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and continuously improve building, packaging, and deployment processes.
• Implement automated infrastructure capabilities such as backups, security tools, and monitoring, utilizing a consistent DevOps approach to enhance all phases of the process and ensure end-to-end quality across functions.
• Familiarity with deployment and configuration management tools like Jenkins, Maven, Puppet, or Ansible, as well as version control tools such as GIT, Bitbucket, SVN, or CVS.
• Experience with network infrastructure, databases, cloud and data center operations, and security protocols, along with strong knowledge of Linux and/or Windows operating systems.
• Work independently and may assume a team lead role within the workgroup.
• A solid understanding of AWS and other cloud services may be required.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science and 7 years of related experience or a total of 11 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q clearance or DOD Top Secret clearance, and ability to obtain a SCI, which will require polygraph testing.
• Must be US Citizen

Required Skills

• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD tools, and their practices in a Linux computing environment
• Experience with Git source code management.
• Experience developing with Python, C++, and/or Java
• Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef, Ansible or equivalent and software scripting experience
• Experience automating manual tasks and improving existing processes.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues in dev, test, and production environments
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with software developers to deploy and operate our systems
• Knowledge and understanding of best practices and IT operations

Desired Skills

• Experience with Jenkins and Ansible
• Experience troubleshooting C++ and Java Applications
• Experience as a Linux/Unix system administrator
• Ability to use a wide variety of technologies and cloud services
• Experience working on Agile Scrum Teams
• Active DOE/DOD clearance with SCI, with a recent polygraph test

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm. It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.