Rover DevOps Engineer Sr

Springfield, VA - Salary Range 170-186k (TC/SCI Poly Required) Job Brief We are looking for highly energetic, TS-SCI cleared, IT professionals who are interested in joining our seasoned team of technologists. We are focused on driving significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise-wide IT operations and performing routine O&M for an IC agency. The program itself supports a broad range of IT enterprise services for end-users around the globe, with smaller project teams that focus on particular areas (i.e. Platform as a Service, Application Services, Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, API Management, etc.). We are looking for hands-on professionals, team players, and engaged individuals who enjoy keeping up with the latest tech stacks and technology trends. We have positions open at all levels and in multiple geographies. Basic Qualifications: TS/SCI clearance w/ CI poly You must meet one of the below combinations of education and RELEVANT experience to be considered: 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 premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives Maintain and improve existing infrastructure 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 Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations Maintain status of operations at all times Create and determine required metrics for dashboards and service health Manage operational readiness board and present at weekly meetings Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner Align to customer's strategies Utilize the customer's enterprise DevSecOps pipeline Work with other service providers to support areas of common interest On-call support may be required Required Qualifications and Skills: 8+ years of experience in a related field 3+ years of related systems programming experience Experience maintaining an operational environment and use of monitoring tools and dashboard interfaces Experience working with container images and platforms Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes Understanding of GitLab, Jenkins, ArgoCD, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools for Kubernetes 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 Excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised Experience with deploying to on-prem/data center infrastructure Experience using Jira and Confluence on a daily basis Active TS/SCI clearance required and eligibility to obtain a CI poly Desired Qualifications and Skills: Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes-based environment using GitLab and Helm Understanding of access management and security groups Ability to write and use unit and functional testing \#CJ

Compensation: $186,000 per year