DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

DevOps Engineer - Fort Eisenhower, GA (50% Hybrid) Codescratch, is a leading software services company that specializes in developing innovative solutions, driving improvements, and optimizing operations for a diverse clientele in both the public and private sectors. We have a proven track record of success in tackling complex, large-scale challenges that demand out-of-the-box thinking and innovative approaches. Our primary focus is on delivering maximum value to our customers while mitigating risks and ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency. We provide unprecedented mission successes through software innovations by securing top-tier talent, fostering a culture of fun and mutual respect, and growing through the strength of our established reputation. This is your chance to work on real-world challenges in a place where you can learn and grow while supporting mission-critical applications! *While this role is approximately 50% remote, one must live within commuting distance to Fort Eisenhower, GA for on-site support. Key Responsibilities: You'll be handling everything from designing and deploying distributed on-prem infrastructure to making sure it runs smoothly day-to-day. This involves monitoring the system, fixing issues quickly and figuring out how to avoid them in the future.

Setting up automated deployment pipelines to keep things reliable and scalable. Expect to work closely with developers to get their apps up and running. Why Codescratch? As a group of software engineers that have worked together over a decade in the defense industry, we set out to create an organization that chose the best and left off the worst of our employment experiences. We decided to form a company that would focus on people and the work while setting aside bureaucracy and egos. We are a small company that focuses on our employees first. We are committed to reducing operational expenditures and optimizing administrative procedures, prioritizing employee compensation over corporate infrastructure investment. Codescratch, is a leading software services company that specializes in developing innovative solutions, driving improvements, and optimizing operations for a diverse clientele in both the public and private sectors. We have a proven track record of success in tackling complex, large-scale challenges that demand out-of-the-box thinking and innovative approaches. Our primary focus is on delivering maximum value to our customers while mitigating risks and ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency. We provide unprecedented mission successes through software innovations by fostering a culture of fun and mutual respect, growing through the strength of our established reputation, and making our employees happy. Highlights of our benefits package: We are proud to offer a stellar 401(k) plan on day one. Codescratch contributes 15% of your earnings each pay period, on top of any contribution you choose to make. No vesting schedule, no lump sum, no gotchas! Our team members stick around because they love the company, not because of gimmicks.

Contribute 12% of your rate towards your premium for healthcare, vision and dental.

Flexibility - get paid for every hour that you work, even if it's over 40! Education/training allowances.

We invest in you and cover the cost of certifications relevant to your job. We also reimburse some of the cost for books, audiobooks and online video courses. What You Will Do: Facilitating the development and deployment of infrastructure of various products on on-prem hardware.

Support architecture, building and configuring of a hardware lab.

The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for implementing infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our services. The DevOps Engineer will play a key role in monitoring system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing proactive measures to prevent service disruptions.

Administering and upholding infrastructure on-prem.

Building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code to deploy services in an on-prem environment using IaC tools such as Ansible. Automating deployment procedures to ensure the robustness and scalability of services.

Deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, update/upgrade PostgreSQL databases.

Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.

Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks. Basic Qualifications: Five (5)+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering or Software Development

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education. Relevant certifications may be substituted for education or years of experience

U.S. citizenship required

Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph is required

Experience with CI/CD pipelines in a containerized environment

Experience enforcing project DevOps processes to ensure consistency of deployments

Full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.

Strong knowledge of Linux, including system administration and troubleshooting.

Proficient in configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.

Experience with application and OS deployment, scaling, and management.

Ability to develop in multiple programming languages such as Bash, Python, or Go.

Familiarity with Git and development tools, including deployment pipelines.

Understanding of AGILE software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites. Preferred Skills and Experience: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Experience with Virtual Machines

Experience with Networking

Experience monitoring application performance with metrics (Prometheus, InfluxDB, Grafana) and logs with ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Have, or obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification Location Fort Eisenhower, GA (Appx 50% hybrid telework) Salary Range Pay Range $150,000 - $230,000 (Plus benefits) The pay range for this job level is a general estimated guideline only,and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.