Junior DevOps Engineer

D2 Technical Services

$100K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of relevant experience in DevOps roles
  • Experience with container technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift
  • Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development practices
  • Familiarity with CI tools such as GitLab
  • Experience with microservice design and architecture best practices
  • Proficient in Python, Bash, and Shell scripting
  • Knowledgeable in network technologies and infrastructure components

Responsibilities

  • Automate and optimize service deployments
  • Integrate with enterprise authentication services
  • Establish and enhance system monitoring while upholding security protocols
  • Architect and maintain cloud and on-prem infrastructure
  • Manage production, staging, and development environments
  • Monitor system performance and usage
  • Participate in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) match program
  • Accrued paid time off (PTO)
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Referral bonuses
  • Professional development reimbursement
Full Job Description
**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps Engineer at D2 Tech Services. Here, you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours.

As a DevOps Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.

How a DevOps Engineer will make an Impact

In this role, you'll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high-quality, cost -effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers' operations. As a DevOps Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Automate and optimize service deployments
  • Integrate with enterprise authentication services
  • Establish and improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems
  • Architect, build, and maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives
  • Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
  • Administer production, staging and development environments
  • Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor security and system related incidents
  • Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage
  • Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools
  • Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation
  • Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing
  • Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
  • Maintain documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks
  • Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion
  • Manage operational readiness board - present at weekly meetings and determine if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability
  • Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner
  • Participate in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings
  • On-call support will be required


Required Skills:
  • 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift)
  • Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes
  • Understanding of GitLab or other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools
  • Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices
  • Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting
  • Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised
  • Experience with deploying On-Prem infrastructure

Desired Skills:
  • Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes based environment using Gitlab and Helm
  • Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)
  • Ability to write and use unit and functional testing
  • Experience using Jira and Confluence

Additional Information
  • Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $100-$110k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
  • Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!

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