DevOps Engineer, Sr

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Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Bash (Scripting Language), DevOps, GitLab, Shell Scripting Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps Engineer, Sr. at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer, Sr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer, Sr. joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA. HOW A DEVOPS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT In this role, you'll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers’ operations. As a DevOps Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services. 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. • Architect, build and maintain On-Prem and cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives • Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.) • Administer production, staging and development environments • Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents • Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage • Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools • Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation • Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing • Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems • Maintain documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks • Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion • Manage operational readiness board – present at weekly meetings and determine if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability • Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner • Participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings • On-call support will be required • 8+ years of relevant experience Required Skills: • Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift) • Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes • Understanding of GitLab or other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools • Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices • Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting • Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised • Experience with deploying On-Prem infrastructure Desired Skills: • Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes based environment using Gitlab and Helm • Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.) • Ability to write and use unit and functional testing • Experience using Jira and Confluence Location: On Customer Site US Citizenship Required GDIT IS YOUR PLACEAt GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplaceOWN YOUR OPPORTUNITYExplore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.#RoverGSSThe likely salary range for this position is $138,550 - $187,450. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.Scheduled Weekly Hours:40Travel Required: None Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA Springfield Additional Work Locations: USA MO St. Louis Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, includin