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Gray Tier Technologies

Senior DevOps Software Engineer

Gray Tier Technologies, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,


Gray Tier is seeking a

DevOps Software Engineer

for the Global Solutions Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract. The selected candidate will be a key member of the Special Projects Innovations team, working hands-on with a team of software engineers, and will provide technical expertise in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), DevOps, and Software Configuration Management in support of the automated and rapid delivery of innovative solutions to a cloud-based environment.

While this role is primarily remote one must live within commuting distance to Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD for on-site support.

The GSM-O II Program includes the Operations, Sustainment, Maintenance, Repair, and Defense of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) within the DOD Information Network (DODIN) in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). It also includes support to other key tasks for DISA, including the transformation of DISA’s operational mission through innovation and support to DISA’s mission partners.

Primary 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

Deploy,

configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, update/upgrade 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 the successful

completion of project objectives

Troubleshoot

and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues

Proactively

and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s

degree from an accredited college in a related discipline and 12+ years of

prior relevant experience

Strong

working knowledge of Git and experience with development workflows in

Bitbucket or an equivalent tool

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)

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

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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

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