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DoD 8570 IAT2 certificate required, i.e. CompTIA Security+

DevOps Engineer

DPG is looking for a strong DevOps Engineer to join our team supporting a customer in a classified environment. This is a hands on role where you will be working alongside other infrastructure engineers to continuously improve systems and services across security, automation, and performance. You will play a key part in building and operating environments the right way, making sure everything aligns with solid architecture standards while delivering real impact for the mission.

Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure
Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across on-premises cloud computing environments
Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management
Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to design and implement development and mission solutions
Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management
Provide operational support for the platform
Administrative fluency with the following (or vendor equivalent): Red Hat Linux (v7+, 8+ preferred), Rancher
Experience troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based OS

Required Skills:

7-10 years of experience directly related to Linux System Administration and DevOps, including installation and maintenance of software and hardware.
Experience administering Red Hat Linux based systems with minimal support, to include kickstart, patching (satellite servers), creating RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management, and security.
Extensive experience with scripting, particularly in Bash and/or Python
Experienced using automation tools/frameworks such as Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
Experience with recent versions of VMware (ESXi and vCenter) and/or AWS
Hands-on experience working with developer tools including Git, Arifactory, Bitbucket, CI/CD tools, and Jira
Experience with Rancher
NAS and SAN administration experience
Experience using Agile/Scrum development methodology (SAFe, Scrum, Khanban)
Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds in support of hardware installations.
Strong analytic and research skills - must be detail oriented
Must be able to support occasional after hour maintenance

Desired Skills:

Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework
Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Bash, Perl, Ruby, C++
Experience with containerization
Installation and management of fiber channel switches
Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot problems with efficiency
Requires the ability to effectively interact with external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations and vendors
Communication and diplomatic skills

Overview of Benefits:

Company Funded 401k Profit Sharing Plan: 25% of base pay deposited every pay period - Vested day one of employment
All Health Care Benefits and Premiums paid by company and with company HSA contribution
Quarterly Equity Share Bonuses
250 hours of PTO with up to 40 hours available to be carried over
Biannual Company Sponsored Events for the employees and their families
Education Benefits - Cert reimbursement and tuition reimbursement

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