Jr. Linux Cloud Engineer at General Dynamics Information Technology

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Linux Distributions, Python Frameworks, Shell Scripting

Certifications:

Experience:

2 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can't turn into opportunity. And our work depends on TS/SCI level cleared Jr. Cloud Developer joining our team to support our Intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO.

In this role, a typical day will include:

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position supports the program's Open Data Store (ODS) team to provide quality cost effective solutions to the client. As part of the ODS Team, various expertise is needed to support a sophisticated enterprise environment both on premise as well as in the cloud.

The Engineer will actively participate with Scrum development teams and meetings. Additionally, the Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development teams to help developing and automating service deployments, optimizing deployments and performance, integration with enterprise authentication services, and establishing/improving system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems. Other responsibilities will include working with the team to define task breakdowns and effort estimates; as well as preparing design and test documents.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Architect, build and maintain on premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives

•Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)

•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, like access control and vulnerability testing

•Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems

•Perform routine equipment checks and preventative maintenance

•Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations

•Work with other service providers to support areas of common interest

•On-call support may be required

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.

2+ years' experience

QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of related systems programming experience

Required Skills:

•Experience working within Linux distributions such as RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS

•Strong Understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes

•Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools

•Experience with cloud orchestration tools (i.e. SALT, Chef, etc)

•Experience with public clouds such as AWS, Google, Azure

•Experience with Python framework and Shell scripting

•Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design

Location: On Customer Site

US CItizenship Required

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The likely salary range for this position is $97,258 - $131,584. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA MO St. Louis

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.