DevOps Engineer 3

DevOps Engineer 3 Candidate must have an active TS/SCI w/ Poly Key Tasks: • Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging • Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production • Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies • Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives. • Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, stag in g, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits • Set-up up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible • Maintain / upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira) • Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments • Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements • Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated • Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements • Assist with support and operations where necessary • Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed • Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java • Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies. • Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking • Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture • Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques • Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary • Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes. • Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.) • Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams Required Skills: • Must be fluent with Git • Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 617/8, RHCSNRHCE CentOS) • Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency and performance. • 10+ years working in an Agile dev environment (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Master degree in relevant field) • Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred • Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.) • Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance etc. • 10+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting • 10+ years' experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment • Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies. • Fluent skills in object oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java. • Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments. • Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff • Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills • Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications Desired Skills: • AWS (e.g., ECS, EKS) - hands on experience working with NSA's specific implementation • Kubernetes • Infrastructure automation • Kafka • Java • NiFi • PostgreSQL Required Education / Certifications: • Bachelor's degree or higher is required in either Engineering (i. e. Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, etc.) or Computer Science with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field) The proposed salary range for this position in Maryland is 150,000 - 230,000. The final salary will be determined based on various factors. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, retirement plans, paid disability, and life insurance programs, employee assistance programs, paid and unpaid leave programs, education assistance, and wellness initiatives.