Senior DevOps Engineer

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Federal Holidays

401k with company matching

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Parental leave

Military leave

Job summary

Venatre seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to strengthen software delivery through automation, IaC, and collaboration between development and operations teams. This full-time role is based onsite in Springfield, VA or St.

Louis, MO at the client location within a SCIF, with active TSSCI clearance and CI Polygraph required. You will configure CI/CD pipelines, automate builds/deployments, manage IaC/configuration, and enhance observability, security, and incident response across cloud and on-prem

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field; two additional years of IT experience may substitute for degree.
• 6 years of directly related professional experience.
• Proficiency with Linux operating systems.
• Experience with CICD pipeline technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI or similar platforms.
• Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps style operations management.
• Knowledge of OIDC/OAuth/OAuth 2.0 or similar zero trust identity implementations.
• Experience managing web server technologies including DNS and certificate management.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools (Terraform, OpenShift, AWS CDK, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Experience with monitoring, logging, networking and security for containerized environments.
• Experience deploying and managing databases and interacting with databases using SQL/ORMs.
• Ability to develop tooling with Python and Bash.
• One or more relevant technical certifications such as Network Security or CISSP.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain CICD pipelines for multiple web applications.
• Perform application builds using source code and dependencies.
• Implement automated testing and security scanning throughout deployment workflows.
• Deploy applications across development, staging and production environments.
• Support GitOps style operations management using ArgoCD.
• Develop and maintain IaC and configuration management solutions.
• Author Helm charts to deploy resources within OpenShift environments.
• Develop system architecture diagrams and support strategic system planning.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers on system characteristics affecting software performance.
• Manage security monitoring, observability, and incident response capabilities.

Skills

Linux proficiency

CI/CD

GitOps

ArgoCD

Zero trust identity

DNS & TLS management

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Python/Bash tooling

SQL/ORM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Terraform

AWS

Job description

About Us

Venatre is a mission driven government contractor based in Tampa FL supporting federal and civilian agencies with secure cutting edge technology cybersecurity and mission support services Our teams are trusted in demanding environments because we integrate with client missions combining technical depth operational precision and innovative thinking to deliver meaningful results where they matter most

About the Job

Venatre is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to strengthen software delivery through automation operational discipline and collaboration between development and operations teams This role will configure and enhance CICD pipelines automate application builds and deployments manage Infrastructure as Code and configuration management and improve observability security and incident response The Senior DevOps Engineer will also contribute to complex software and cloud solutions system architecture security compliance and technical documentation to improve scalability resilience and long term operational performance This is a full time position based in Springfield VA or St Louis MO Work must be performed onsite at the client location within a SCIF; telecommuting is not available Candidates must possess a current and active TSSCI security clearance and must be willing and able to obtain a CI Polygraph

Responsibilities

• DevOps & CICD Configure and maintain CICD pipelines for multiple web applications
• Perform application builds using source code and required dependencies
• Implement automated testing and security scanning throughout deployment workflows
• Deploy applications across development staging and operational environments
• Support GitOps style operations management using tools such as ArgoCD
• Develop and maintain automation that improves software delivery speed consistency and reliability
• Infrastructure & Configuration Management Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code IaC and configuration management solutions
• Author Helm charts to deploy resources within OpenShift environments
• Manage infrastructure and application configurations across multiple environments
• Support web application networking including TCPIP DNS certificate management and load balancing
• Deploy and manage databases and support application interaction with databases using SQL and object relational mapping technologies
• Software & Systems Engineering Research design develop and modify enterprise cloud solutions and application software
• Design develop code test and debug complex software products and significant enhancements to existing applications
• Develop and apply advanced methods and techniques to resolve complex software application challenges
• Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations
• Conduct complex system investigations and testing
• Incorporate emerging technologies and product supportability considerations into system design and implementation
• Contribute code enhancements and updates to existing code repositories
• Develop application architecture diagrams and support strategic system architecture planning
• Collaborate with hardware engineering personnel regarding system characteristics that affect software performance and requirements
• Security Monitoring & Observability Manage and document system security and support security compliance activities
• Perform software updates and remediation in response to security scan findings
• Integrate security components with applications and databases
• Support zero trust identity implementations and associated authentication and authorization technologies
• Implement and maintain monitoring logging networking and security capabilities for containerized environments
• Improve observability and incident response capabilities to accelerate issue detection troubleshooting and recovery
• Documentation & Customer Support Develop and maintain system and architecture documentation supporting security and operational compliance
• Provide technical input for user manuals system documentation and training materials
• Prepare reports documenting technical analyses findings and project progress
• Present technical results and recommendations to management and customer personnel

Required Qualifications

• Current and active TSSCI security clearance
• Willingness and ability to obtain a CI Polygraph
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related field; two additional years of information technology experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelors degree
• 6 years of directly related professional experience
• Proficiency with Linux operating systems
• Experience with CICD pipeline technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI or similar platforms
• Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps style operations management
• Knowledge of OIDC, OAuth, OAuth 2.0 or similar zero trust identity implementations
• Experience managing web server technologies including DNS and certificate management
• Knowledge of HTTP API design standards and best practices
• Experience managing web application networking including TCPIP, DNS and load balancing
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and OpenShift and knowledge of AWS
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and/or configuration management technologies such as Terraform, OpenShift Container Platform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Ansible, Chef or Puppet
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, networking and security for containerized environments
• Experience deploying and managing databases and interacting with databases using SQL and ORMs
• Ability to develop systems tooling using Python and Bash
• Ability to contribute code updates and enhancements to existing code repositories
• Experience with software system design and developing application architecture diagrams
• Experience integrating security components with applications and databases
• One or more relevant technical certifications such as Network Security or CISSP

Preferred Qualifications

• Current CI Polygraph
• Experience designing and implementing complex systems in classified environments
• Experience developing strategic system architecture plans
• Experience with system and network creation and development
• Familiarity with configuration management and Request for Change processes including review and assessment
• Experience implementing zero downtime re‑indexing strategies and managing complex Elasticsearch data models within OpenShift or Kubernetes environments
• Experience with observability technologies such as Prometheus, Thanos, Alloy, Loki, Mimir, Tempo or Grafana
• Knowledge of reverse proxy technologies such as Nginx, Traefik, Apache HTTP Server, WebGate, HAProxy or Envoy
• Experience delivering integrated solutions using Agile software delivery techniques
• Experience in systems engineering and project or program management
• Knowledge of or experience with NGA enterprise products including NCE CORE

Benefits

• Paid Time Off PTO
• 10 Federal Holidays
• 401k with company matching
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid military leave

Venatre is a woman owned small business and an equal opportunity employer We consider qualified applicants without regard to disability or protected veteran status