Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation's safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats. Be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the nation's most critical intelligence organizations. Your work directly impacts national security and global issues, you will have the chance to contribute to missions that are of paramount importance to the United States and its allies, know that that the environments and programs you support are making a difference on a global scale. Our customers operate at the forefront of technology, dealing with some of the most advanced defense, geospatial, and intelligence systems in the world.

What you will be working on (Job Description):

As a DevOps Engineer, Mid, you will be supporting the MLOps Team automating service deployments, integrating enterprise authentications and creating more efficiencies through skilled IT and DevOps practices. Position is available on-site with our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.

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.
• Build, test, and maintain custom Helm Charts using GitLab and ArgoCD.
• Build, test, and maintain custom OpenShift Operators.
• Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using GitLab CI/CD pipelines to create complex CI templates and custom runners.
• Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain container software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation.
• Create FIPS-compliant and hardened custom container images using UBI9-minimal and UBI9-micro base images.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks.
• Create and determine required metrics for dashboards and service health.
• Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion.

What you will bring to us (Required Skills):

• US Citizenship Required with Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 3+ years of Kubernetes experience, preferably with OpenShift.
• 3+ years of experience building custom container images and platforms.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes.
• 3+ years of experience building GitLab CI/CD pipelines to build, scan, and deploy custom container images.
• 3+ years of experience using Helm and GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux to manage application deployment and state within Kubernetes from GitLab.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages to automate builds.
• Knowledge of the Operator Framework and how operators are deployed.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently.
• Experience deploying to on-premises/data center infrastructure.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence on a daily basis.

Would be nice if you bring the following (Highly Desired):

• Experience in building custom operators with the operator-sdk.
• Experience developing Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) or APIs.
• Proficiency in the Go programming language.

What you will get:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment.

Location: St. Louis, MO / Springfield, VA

US Citizenship Required with Active Top Secret Security Clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance applying outside of the online application, please contact [email protected] for more information.

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