DevOps Automation Engineer

Job Summary: CESI is seeking a highly motivated candidate to support the development, operation and maintenance of DevSecOps processes, tools and an automation pipeline to support an emerging Cyber training program for the Department of Defense (DOD). Candidates will:

• Support traditional application software development, integration of third party applications and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts and software.
• Provide overarching technical support for a variety of development teams that results in a cohesive, functional system that is maintainable and can be deployed across a variety of connected and disconnected environments.
• Ensure the DevSecOps environment facilitates designing, implementing, deploying, and executing automated tests, and continually investigate new technologies to improve productivity, quality, ease of use and maintenance.
• Collect, process, and present information and metrics to show automation improvements or degradations over time.
• Balance hybrid cloud distribution between private clouds, corporate infrastructure, and public clouds.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to perform many duties involving DevSecOps functions including, but not limited to, authoring and maintaining automation deployment and monitoring scripts, developing and maintaining security controls and systems, managing virtualized and containerized assets, creating virtual and physical network configurations, servers, communications, and test and developer engineering support.
• Support the design, integration, test and initial deployment of a variety of applications in an enterprise Kubernetes environment using modern tools and patterns
• Be a results-oriented contributor within a team of engineers focused on providing an automated DevSecOps environment and supporting the automation of all aspects of system configuration and deployment.
• Must be able to author and maintain scripts in a variety of languages.
• Administer and utilize the overarching configuration management tools and processes to ensure efficient and accurate tracking of baselines.
• Analyze real world problems and implement solutions that leverage industry best practices and improve the productivity across a multi-functional technical team.

Desired Job Functions:

• Assist all components of the team that contribute to or utilize the system baseline in efficient use of the DevSecOps processes and tools.
• Troubleshoot capabilities to diagnose system problems; analyze hardware and software functionality; identify, locate, resolve and repair problems. Document and present performance records and results.

Required Skills:

• Experience implementing DevSecOps, DevOps, or IT or Security automation supporting multiple teams.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement DevSecOps using private and commercial cloud best practices.
• Strong experience with the Linux OS.
• Experience with private and hybrid cloud design/operation/monitoring/deployment:
  1. VMware vCenter and ESXi, generally maintained at the most current version.
  2. Practical knowledge of Kubernetes and general containerization development, security, deployment and management practices
  3. Knowledge of or ability to learn VMware Orchestrator to automate deployment and destruction of virtual machine, network, and other virtualized assets in VMware environments.
  4. Knowledge of or ability to learn Amazon Web Services.
• Ability to manage enterprise web services.
• Prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands.
• Support documentation of DevSecOps and related technologies including the creation of system and process diagrams.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills.
  1. Professionally convey system-wide performance information routinely via tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Jira, Confluence, etc.
  2. Interact with developers to understand software changes that will impact development and testing activities, examine any relevant change implementation, then report the changes to developers and testers welcoming feedback for future improvements.

Required Education/Experience:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as computer science or information technology from an accredited college or university.
• 3+ years of related professional work experience preferred.

Additional Experience/Expertise: Certifications or work towards a certification in this professional area are a plus.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status with ability to obtain a SECRET to TOP SECRET security clearance. Security Clearance requirements will be specified in the Government's Task Order.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. The above is intended to describe the general contents of and requirements for the performance of this job.

Cole Engineering Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, marital status, disability and genetic information, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factor. This policy affirms CESI's commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all vestiges of discriminatory practices. We encourage all employees to take advantage of opportunities for promotion as they occur.