Senior DevOps Engineer: CI/CD, OpenShift & Cloud

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a DevOps System Engineer in Herndon, VA to design and implement CI/CD build and deployment pipelines across on-prem, Openshift, and AWS environments. The role emphasizes automation, scripting in Bash/Python, and integration with tools like Jenkins, Terraform, and Helm.

A TS/SCI clearance and DoD IAT II certification are required, along with a strong Linux background. The candidate will collaborate with development teams to onboard new microservices, write automation scripts,

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain/maintain a polygraph
• DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience considered in lieu of the degree requirement
• Experience with Linux Environments
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
• Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, such as Java
• Experience with Openshift or similar container environment

Responsibilities

• Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines
• Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
• Write/update Terraform scripts
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, Openshift environments and AWS Environments
• Document key features for developer use
• Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)
• Work with Helm charts to deploy container based microservices
• Integrate tools into the pipeline
• Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
• Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture
• Debugging integration issues
• Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
• Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary
• DevOps Tool Integration
• Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Linux environments

Bash/Python scripting

Object-oriented programming basics

Openshift

Jenkins

Terraform

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 8 years experience

Master’s degree + 6 years experience

+4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Openshift

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

Peraton is seeking a DevOps System Engineer in Herndon, VA to design and implement CI/CD build and deployment pipelines across on-prem, Openshift, and AWS environments. The role emphasizes automation, scripting in Bash/Python, and integration with tools like Jenkins, Terraform, and Helm.

A TS/SCI clearance and DoD IAT II certification are required, along with a strong Linux background. The candidate will collaborate with development teams to onboard new microservices, write automation scripts,