Responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Application Deployment Engineer (DevSecOps / CI-CD) provides installation and deployment of customer applications securely across the global enterprise. We utilize a Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) model and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) approach.
Responsibilities:
- You will be required to perform pre-deployment testing, and Deployment Readiness Reviews (DRR) to validate that applications meet all operational and security standards prior to launch.
- Upon approval you will execute deployments of applications using DevSecOps/CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) to ensure efficient, consistent, and scalable installations.
- You will also coordinate deployments with Government change management processes and collaborate with DoS specialists to optimize configuration parameters and minimize operational disruption.
- Additionally, you will be required to Implement standardized rollback and recovery procedures to ensure rapid service restoration in the event of deployment failures.
- The Application Deployment Engineer will maintain comprehensive deployment records, including as-built configurations and SOPs, and provide accurate status reporting on all installation and deployment activities.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
The following are the education and experience required for this position:
- 6+ years
- Bachelor's in IT or related field
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Secret Security Clearance
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- Comp TIA Sec+, ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:
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- Sitting for long periods
- Standing for long periods
- Ambulate throughout an office
- Ambulate between several buildings
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
- Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
- Travel by land or air transportation up to 10%
