DevOps Engineer T4

Who We’re Looking For (Position Overview): We are seeking an experienced DevOps candidate to join our team and to contribute to our Cloud focused DevOps initiatives.

Desirable candidates will have solid experience and focus on Linux, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Compliance as Code practices.

The ideal candidate will have a robust technical background and will have the proven ability to be a self-motivated individual contributor and the ability to work with others in a team environment.

What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):

Provide technical guidance for automation projects and mentor in industry best practices

Develop, test, and deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Compliance as Code in our Cloud environments

Implement self-service tooling for operations teams to enhance operational effectiveness of infrastructure and services

Contribute to initiatives to implement self-diagnosing and healing of infrastructure and services

Develop tooling and improve processes to automate monitoring, metrics collection and analysis

Ensure documentation of solutions with all details required for implementation

Produce documentation suitable for internal and customer-facing presentations

Handle multiple work streams across multiple engagements

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements)

Current Top Secret clearance

Certifications: Current Security+ and Linux (e.g., Linux+, RHSCA) or obtain within three months of start

Expert with Shell Scripting (Bash, Korn, C)

Expert developing and implementing solutions using Python

Experience with scripted automation of AWS Cloud tasks using Boto3, AWS CLI, or similar tools

Experience using and developing Ansible for Linux configuration management and automation of routine tasks

Expert with Linux troubleshooting and log file forensics

Strong working knowledge of AWS Cloud, prefer AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect Associate

Able to debug and resolve complex issues in cloud environments

Security and detail-oriented methodology

Demonstrable experience in Enterprise-level environments with a large number of hosts

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

Ability to multitask across projects

Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Ideally, You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

Preferred - experience with high availability configurations using Pacemaker or similar tools

Preferred - experience using DISA STIG compliance tools (for example, STIG viewer and SCC)

Preferred - experience with implementation & maturation of security controls against industry-recognized security frameworks & standards such as NIST 800-53

Preferred - experience using Git and Git workflows including tagging, branching, and integration with other tools such as Jira

Preferred - experience with code quality analysis tools such as Pylint for Python

Preferred - Knowledge of testing frameworks like Pytest for Python or Junit for Java

Preferred - experience developing Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation

Preferred - hands-on experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous

Deployment (CI/CD) of technical solutions leveraging cloud services and

features

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