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Job title: DevOps Engineer
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Job date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:52:39 GMT
Date Posted: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:52:39 GMT
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Description :Please note: US Citizenship RequiredHighlights:
- Ideal Innovations Inc. (I3) is a Service-disabled Veteran-Owned small business (SDVOSB) that specializes in providing biometric and forensic services. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, I3 specializes in designing, developing, delivering, and sustaining the very latest, cutting-edge biometric technology. I3 is comprised of biometric software & system engineers, software developers, program managers and experts with global biometric system development experience who provide solutions of the highest overall quality, security, and value to the United States (U.S.) Government. I3 is interested in hiring the very best and brightest managers, engineers, logisticians, subject matter experts. We offer competitive salaries, 401k, and continuing education funds. We pay close attention to our workforce and strive to provide opportunities and longevity that endures beyond our opportunities. At I3, we want to provide our future teammates with opportunities for professional development & growth and the ability to deliver disruptive biometric solutions and support to the battlefield today and into the future.
- You will be working with a team of IT professional. This team, comprised of system engineers, configuration managers, help desk technicians and trainers, works collectively in a data center environment in Arlington, VA. The team provides operational support for the Biometric Collection Capability (BC2) comprised of biometric collection systems, biometric jump kits, hand-held devices, and Very Small Aperture Satellites as well as field service representatives forward in an overseas environment. The team shares a military mindset with a devotion to both professional behavior and dedication to mission success.
- Working closely with our military members and fellow contractors provides a unique opportunity to achieve both job satisfaction and self-fulfillment supporting our nation’s heroes. Our DevSecOps processes ensures a collaborative environment that allows our technical workforce to get first hand user input and allows for your contributions to be integral to the overall success of the team and the program.
- This is an opportunity to support the Army’s Biometric Collection Capability (BC2) for the PM DoD Biometrics program (https://peoiews.army.mil/pm-dod-biometrics). As a key member of the biometric team, you will work with the BC2 engineering team in a DevSecOps environment to ensure 100% availability of all biometric data. The successful candidate will oversee the integration, maintenance, and monitoring of software of the Biometric System of Systems capability, ensure constant availability of all technical resources, and provide technical direction to IT support staff. It’s a high-level role of eliciting/divining/negotiating/arbitrating/influencing stakeholder requirements/concerns and developing the architecture and roadmap of biometric systems.
- With a strong IT baseline, the ideal candidate will gain detailed knowledge on biometric software and hardware and be in a strategic position to assist our warfighters in ensuring all systems are 100% ready to successfully conduct biometric missions.
Typical Day:The typical workday will include a daily stand-up meeting and working on backlog tasks.Tasks:
- Develop, maintain, and scale infrastructure to support both software development and deployment needs.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on automation and reliability.
- Maintain existing COTS software used within the NRTIO environment – including working with software vendors directly to facilitate easier maintenance for the future.
- Assist in the maintenance of the RHEL environment in which NRTIO software is deployed.
- Assist in identifying and replacing legacy NRTIO software (e.g., bash scripts, Java applications, CLI-tools, etc.) with updated and more maintainable software where applicable.
- Provide general software development support as directed by the needs of the customer.
- Respond to critical system incidents as needed outside of standard business hours to ensure high system availability.
- Participate in a daily standup meeting and engage with the NRTIO team’s Kanban board to track work being completed.
Required Qualifications:
- 3 or more years of relevant professional experience.
- DoD 8570 – IAT Level II Certification (e.g. Security+ CE) – if no certification, must be able to attain certification within 90 days of offer acceptance.
- Advanced proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server:
- Command line expertise.
- Routine server maintenance.
- Server automation using Terraform and Ansible.
- Solid experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) for building and maintaining automated build/deploy pipelines.
- Demonstrable experience with infrastructure as code for managing and provisioning cloud resources.
- Skilled in containerization technologies and orchestration with Kubernetes or Docker.
- Networking/IP skills with a clear understanding of modern network architectures.
- Proficient in database management, specifically MySQL and/or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with LDAP, specifically leveraging OpenLDAP as a directory server.
- Willingness to engage with software development tasks, including the maintenance of legacy code and development of code improvements
Desired Qualifications:
- Education: CS or IT related Bachelor’s Degree.
- Familiarity with code versioning tools, particularly Git.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation tasks.
- Understanding of application-level security.
- Experience in proactive system monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana) and strategies.
- Knowledge of logging and log analysis systems (e.g., ELK stack).
- Proficiency in Java and/or C# programming, with the ability to understand, maintain, and contribute to applications built on these languages and their respective frameworks.
- Ability to perform incident management and conduct root cause analysis.
- AWS Cloud services experience.
- Experience working in a DevSecOps team environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Jira experience.
- US Citizenship.
- Active DoD Secret Clearance.
Physical Job Requirements:Computer work in an office environmentPosition Type Shift Information:
- Work will be performed during weekday business hours
- Occasional patching may be required during early evening hours and support for emergency maintenance if required
US Citizenship: US citizenship is requiredClearance: Active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain clearanceLocation: RemoteIdeal Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.Education : BachelorsExperience : 0 years: Skilled in containerization technologies and orchestration with Kubernetes or Docker; Networking/IP skills with a clear understanding of modern network architectures; Proficient in database management, specifically MySQL and/or PostgreSQL; Experience with LDAP, specifically leveraging OpenLDAP as a directory server; Willingness to engage with software development tasks, including the maintenance of legacy code and development of code improvements
0 years: Command line expertise; Routine server maintenance; Server automation using Terraform and Ansible; Solid experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) for building and maintaining automated build/deploy pipelines; Demonstrable experience with infrastructure as code for managing and provisioning cloud resources.
0 years: Advanced proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server
3 years: Relevant IT professional experienceLicences & certifications Security +
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