DevOps Engineer - Sonalysts, Inc.

Join our employee-owned company and help us develop systems that contribute to national defense!

Sonalysts, Inc. is seeking a DevOps engineer with critical thinking and effective communication skills to perform systems and software engineering functions for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) system development projects.  The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the development of mission-critical military software applications and/or interfaces across all phases of the system development lifecycle using an Agile development process and working alongside engineers from the entire system development community.

What you will be doing:

• Managing and maintaining automated build systems and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Managing software work products in GitLab
• Creating deployment packages for delivery
• Improving automation of processes and pipelines
• Day-to-day software support operations: installing, configuring, upgrading software, troubleshooting and resolving network/computer/peripheral issues related to software products
• Responsible for maintaining inventory of hardware and software within our development and test environments
• Communicating daily with project stakeholders (software developers, testers, etc.) regarding status of various system configurations
• Completing security and Information Assurance (IA) training as required, achieving a minimum of 40 hrs/yr of continuing education per DOD IA workforce improvement program
• Managing and reporting software vulnerabilities by performing vulnerability scans, analyzing results, and reporting to relevant stakeholders
• Perform Static Code Analysis on software code base and work collaboratively with software developers to remedy any code that was constructed that reflects a weak security posture or deviates from secure coding best practices

What’s in it for you:

• Opportunity to challenge yourself (learn and grow) intellectually as technologies advance.
• Working on challenging and innovative projects.
• Salary ranges between $85,000-$110,000, dependent on experience, qualifications and other relevant business criteria.  
• Becoming an integral part of an innovative employee-owned company which includes:
  • Flexible Time Program enabling an optimal work-life balance by permitting partners to arrange their work around personal appointments, parent-teacher conferences, children’s activities and the like, so long as the partner gets the job done on-time.
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) Plan with company match
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Sales Bonus Program
  • Special Performance and Retention Bonus Program
  • Health and Preventive Dental Insurance
  • Dependent Care Assistance Plan
  • Health Care Reimbursement Plan
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Professional Development through Tuition Reimbursement Program, Online Training Program and Targeted Skills Program
  • Relocation Assistance

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen, eligible for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Security Clearance*
• Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology, Computer Science, or related technical field
• 5 years of related technical experience in DevOps automation in support of software and system engineering projects
• 5 years of related technical experience using scripting languages to accomplish tasks (Python, PowerShell, shell script, JavaScript or similar language)

Desired Qualifications/Experience:

• Possessing an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance*
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience using GitLab and Git-based toolsets
• Experience with Windows 10 (or higher) Operating Systems
• General knowledge of Windows Server 2016 (or higher)
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office
• General knowledge of SQL databases
• Knowledge of building, management, scaling and deployment of containerized solutions in a production environment (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, etc.)
• Familiarity with Installer software
• Experience with the use of scripting languages/tools to automate information system administration and security functions (Shell Script, PowerShell, Python, etc.)
• Experience with computer hardware
• Experience with computer programming
• Experience using Software Composition and/or Static Analysis tools
• Active Security+ or equivalent certification(s)

*Obtaining a U.S. Government security clearance involves a comprehensive background check.  Candidates are eligible for a clearance if they have demonstrated sound financial management (including good credit) over time, are free of criminal records, have limited foreign contacts or ties, and other factors indicative of a position of trust to protect information sensitive to the U.S. Government. 

Sonalysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other basis protected by law.

This job is not available to residents of New York City because of local law restrictions there.

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