Staff DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI cleared)

Gridiron IT is looking for an experienced Staff DevSecOps Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

About the role:

As a Staff DevSecOps Engineer, you will spearhead initiatives related to developing and implementing end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles, setting the benchmark for security and efficiency. Raft is building a real-time data platform for the Department of Defense (DoD), aimed at enhancing operators' awareness of critical events. Central to this data platform is the aggregation of real-time data from various sensors. This data is ultimately presented as a mission planning and execution UI to empower operators to make time-critical and pertinent decisions. Key technologies include Kafka, Kafka Streams, Pinot, Java, Scala, and Kubernetes. Your involvement in this role will encompass hands-on collaboration with a team of accomplished individuals collectively striving towards excellence.

What we are looking for:

6-7 years experience with Kubernetes or Docker, with a proven track record

Developed supporting tools and infrastructure as code for clustered and distributed application lifecycles

Worked with clients architecting, developing, and implementing Kubernetes or Docker solutions both in the Cloud and on-premises

Developed and implemented CI/CD pipelines

Implement GitOps for Software Delivery

Five years' experience with Docker and Kubernetes, provisioning production clusters and maintaining their compliance

Experience with deploying and managing data-intensive platforms using popular streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pinot, or Flink

Solid understanding of Helm Charts, Kubernetes networking technologies (Calico, Cilium, etc.), and related concepts.

Hands-on operating stateful and data-intensive services in orchestrated environments

Experience with AWS and/or other cloud computing solutions

Experience with software packaging, build, and delivery approaches in distributed applications.

Has experience Kubernetes monitoring (i.e. Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (i.e. Fluentbit, Kibana, Loki) solutions

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

Has configured CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Runners

Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred:

Advanced expertise in writing custom Helm Charts

Experience using a variety of package managers/dependency managers including Maven, Gradle, NPM, and Yarn

Knowledge of Istio

Experience supporting enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure

Experience in automation languages like Python or GoLang

Comfortable provisioning and debugging complex CI/CD pipelines

Clearance Requirements:

Active Top Secret Clearance

Work Type:

On customer site in Dulles, VA

May require up to 25% travel