DevOps Systems Engineer

Byte Systems, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a diverse development team at our Herndon, VA, office.  The candidate will develop CI/CD build and deploy pipelines; integrate tools into the pipeline and manage debugging integration issues. In addition, the selected candidate will help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process. This position is 100% on-site.

Job Duties include:
•       Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines
   o    Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
   o    Write/update Terraform scripts
   o    Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift environments and AWS Environments
   o    Document key features for developer use
   o    Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)
   o    Work with Helm charts to deploy container based microservices
•       Integrate tools into the pipeline
   o    Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
   o    Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture
•       Debugging integration issues
   o    Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
   o    Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary
•       DevOps Tool Integration
   o    Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)

Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
•       Experience with Linux Environments
•       Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
•       Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, such as Java
•       Experience with OpenShift or similar container environment
•       DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.)
•       TS/ SCI CI poly

Desired Qualifications:
•       Understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform
•       Experience with Git for Source Control
•       Experience developing, deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting software solutions
•       Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines