Senior DevOps Engineer

We are delivering on a large R&D contract, and this project is related to OPIR efforts. We are seeking a candidate with exceptional Python experience and configuration/management tools such as Gitlab, containerization tools such as Docker and deep expertise with microservices / container architectures (e.g. Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes), orchestration and automation. Critical to possess experience with designing and implementing AWS Cloud-based hosting solutions, as well as Cloud-based backup and recovery, including failover zones. Familiar with best practices in billing and accounting with AWS to minimize oversubscription of services and the AWS cloud environment at NGA. Other skills to include: automated testing, automated deployments (CI/CD pipelines), and branching strategy and implementation.

What you will bring to us (Must):



Bachelor's and 10 years of experience
Active TS/SCI & Full Scope Polygraph required
5+ years of experience developing tools and processes to drive DevOps or DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments
5+ years of experience troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving issues for CI/CD pipeline failures or slowness
Experience with some of the following: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Python or Golang
Experience developing enterprise cloud-native solutions
Experience working with application development teams across the software development life cycle and creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative team environment
Experience hosting applications on commercial cloud providers
Experience with Jenkins, GitLab runners, GitHub actions, Terraform, Terragrunt, and Pulumi