DevOps Engineer

Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is not just another tech company. Were a community of innovators, engineers, analysts and business professionals working together with our customers to tackle the most complex challenges. For more than 20 years weve supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Civilian missions and global, multi-national corporations. We specialize in supporting our clients in the Intelligence, Technology, Defense, AI/ML, and Data Science fields. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we need some amazing new professionals to join our team.

ABSC is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared DevOps Engineer to support the NGA Data Modernization Services (DMS) program, based in Herndon and Springfield, VA, with a flexible hybrid telework option. This candidate will be a hands-on engineer with the ability to understand cloud security principles (authentication/authorization, VPC, subnets, VPNs, security gateways, etc.). This candidate will work closely with the product engineering team to implement robust security policies and implementations. This candidate will write complex code and build infrastructure using code, automation of environments, etc. to understand the myriad of cloud services including big data technologies (e.g. AWS Redshift, AWS EMR, AWS RDS, AWS Kinesis, GCP Dataproc, GCP Dataflow etc.).

Clearance Required for this role: TS/SCI eligibility; willingness to obtain and maintain counterintelligence (CI) polygraph

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure using a combination of core skills such as cloud computing, IT infrastructure, and web services.
• Deploy and manage virtualized environments leveraging premium skills like VMWare and OpenStack.
• Utilize relevant skills such as Docker, AWS, and Kubernetes to optimize system performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies.
• Monitor and troubleshoot issues related to IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms.
• Continuously improve processes through automation and adherence to best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent. Will consider years experience in lieu of for strong candidates.
• Up to 2 years of demonstrable experience
• Experience with Amazon VPC, ELB, IAM, KMS, EC2, EMR, CloudTrail, Athena, RDS, Glue
• Experience with Google VPC, Subnets, CloudSQL, BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, IAM, APIs & Services
• Experience using automation technology such as Chef, Puppet, Go, Salt, Ansible, Terraform, and Cloud Formation
• Experience with Cloud SDKs for Google and Amazon
• Hands-on experience with Java/Go/Python development
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to diagnose and fix a myriad of cloud issues such as networking and connectivity issues
• Cloud-based certifications (AWS/Google/Azure) desirable or willing to obtain
• Familiarity with on-premise and cloud datastores (e.g. Cloudera Impala, Apache Hive, Google BigQuery, AWS Athena etc.).

Desired Experience:

• Experience supporting and implementing development standards from a security perspective
• Ability to introduce new Cloud Services into an existing infrastructure stack
• Mentored junior and mid-level folks on cloud security and best practices
• Developed automated security and compliance capabilities in support of DevOps processes in a large-scale AWS/Google cloud computing environment

Salary is commensurate with experience and the approximate range for this position is: $80k-$140k .

Who we are:
ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas.

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous weeks of PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
• Retirement Planning 401k Fully Vested with Match
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
• Career Development Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
• Volunteer Time Off Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
• Charitable Match ABSC matches an employees donation to a qualifying charity
• Paid Parental Leave Employees receive 3 weeks of paid parental leave at 100% pay
• Referral Program We pay for internal and external referrals!
• LOV Awards Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program

Apply to join our team today! We are always looking to grow our team - if you know someone who is seeking a new career opportunity, please share this job opening with them! ABSC offers generous external referral bonuses. You dont need to be an employee to benefit from our Referral Program!

*ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application. Thank you! *

Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.