The Role
Designs, develops, tests, deploys, troubleshoots, and manages incidents for software-defined networking components. Builds CI/CD and automated testing pipelines, manages software configuration and release cycles, develops applications in Python, JavaScript, Java, and SQL, and supports containerized, Kafka, and Elasticsearch environments. Provides technical leadership on configuration management, resolves infrastructure issues, mitigates technical risks, and collaborates with distributed Agile teams in a DoD environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Senior DevOps Software Engineer will assist in the design, development, testing, deployment, troubleshooting and incident/problem management for the Software Defined Networking (SDN) components.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline, plus 8-12 years of prior relevant experience
- Strong working knowledge of Git and experience with development workflows in Bitbucket or an equivalent tool.
- Strong experience working on a UNIX command line platform.
- Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team, including the ability to clearly articulate status and present to both customers and program leadership.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of Software Engineering.
- DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain interim Secret clearance prior to start date
- Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 60 days of start date
Responsibilities:
- Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Cloudbees/Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift/Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible and Bitbucket.
- Lead software configuration management (SCM) release planning and version control, providing SCM support throughout a software product's life cycle (initial software development through promotion to Test, QA and Production Environments).
- Plan and manage parallel software development and release cycles as well as provide SCM for a large distributed development network with remote partners, ensuring the consistency and reliability of software builds.
- Provide technical direction, leadership, guidance and training on CM processes to a team of software engineers, ensuring congruence of the various infrastructure, software, configurations and interfaces maintained under configuration control
- Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
- Design, develop, document, test and deploy software written in Python, JavaScript, Java and SQL.
- Assist with the deployment, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, updates/upgrades of Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
- Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team, communicating and collaborating frequently with teammates to ensure successful completion of project objectives.
- Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.
- Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
Technical Knowledge
- Experience designing, building and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools).
- Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker (OpenShift experience is a plus).
- Full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
- Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
- Previous SCM experience, including release planning, managing software baselines, merging branches, and producing software builds
- Experience designing, developing and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
- Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards and updating applications and code to meet security scans and security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).
- Experience with Atlassian tools, including Bitbucket integrations with JIRA and Confluence.
- Experience integrating code review systems into the SCM process.
- Experience with static code analysis, particularly security scans.
- Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
- Experience working as part of an Agile software development team.
Clearance/Citizenship:
- Secret
- Must be US Citizen
Travel Requirements:
- This position will involve less than 10% travel
Location: While this role is primarily remote one must live within commuting distance to Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD for on-site support.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline
- 8-12 years of prior relevant experience
- Strong working knowledge of Git and development workflows using Bitbucket or an equivalent tool
- Strong experience working on a UNIX command line platform
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including presenting to customers and program leadership
- Knowledge of Software Engineering principles, theories, and concepts
- DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain interim Secret clearance before starting
- Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 60 days of start
- Experience designing, building, and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Ansible or equivalent tools
- Experience with application deployment pipelines and containerized development using Kubernetes and Docker
- Full software lifecycle automation experience through production deployment
- Experience building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, JUnit, or equivalent tools
- Software configuration management experience, including release planning, baselines, branch merging, and software builds
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying software in a cloud environment
- Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment and meeting DoD security standards
- Experience with Atlassian tools, including Bitbucket integrations with Jira and Confluence
- Experience integrating code review systems into software configuration management processes
- Experience with static code analysis and security scans
- Experience working remotely with geographically dispersed teams
- Experience working as part of an Agile software development team
- US citizenship
- Ability to live within commuting distance of Scott AFB, Illinois, or Fort Meade, Maryland
- OpenShift experience
- AWS experience
- DISA experience
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The Company
What We Do
Global Enterprise Services (GES) provides professional, operational, and technology solutions for federal, SLED, and commercial clients. Its professional and administrative work includes HR, finance, compliance, program support, and contract administration; operational services include logistics, records management, training, and workforce enablement. Technology services focus on modernization, cybersecurity, cloud strategy, and managed IT operations, with the company positioning its integrated offerings as end-to-end support for government missions.
