Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer – Junior – (w/ active Secret)Location: Norfolk, VA Clearance: Secret Type: Full-time, Onsite Salary Range: $69,000 - $89,000 JOB DESCRIPTIONCritical Solutions is seeking a Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer to support our federal customer.The Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer should be a seasoned, self-motivated, professional with hands-on engineering and testing experience in virtualized or on-prem environments. A skilled technician knowledgeable and experienced in infrastructure such as code environments, automating patches and system configurations, orchestrating network operations and DevOps pipelines, automating and orchestrating operations, scaling releases, and day-to-day system operations in commercial cloud and on-prem environments. PRIMARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide continuous development and continuous integration to include site reliability engineering and integration, release management, implementation & migration, and training & knowledge transferAutomate routine tasks and software updates, document, and maintain functional, integration, security, and load/stress testing procedureDocument and deliver an approach for automated acceptance testing, integration/regression testing, all new applications, and all new capabilitiesDevelop Ansible playbook design, role development, and testing, in non-production environments, as well as migration to production networksParticipate in the development of the release management process, procedures, and policiesEstablish, manage, update, and maintain the overall Release Management Plan and Release ScheduleConduct site surveys, as necessary, to assess existing equipment and software being used to validate release package requirements and dependenciesDevelop, document, and maintain work instruction materials for related Automation and Orchestration processesProvide training when substantive technological changes are introduced BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:Must be a U.S. citizen and possess an active DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher.Must possess and maintain a DoD 8570.01-M/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)Must possess Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3Bachelor's degree and hands-on site engineering automationAnsible knowledge and experience with windows necessaryMust be able to support program execution in classified environments and access SIPRNet from an NMCI location on short notice (local travel).Experience with automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance skillsExperience in CI/CD toolsets (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)Familiarity with agile development methodologiesSkilled and disciplined to work with a distributed teamAbility to work in a highly collaborative, forward thinking, and innovation-driven environmentBasic understanding Azure DevOps workflows, projects, custom configurationsExperience in automating tasks with scripting languages like PowerShell, or Python CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT:Must possess and maintain a DoD 8570.01-M/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP) AND Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automating test environments.ITILv4, Scrum Master, or Agile SAFe certification(s) or applicable experience LOCATION:On-site 100%. Norfolk, VA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess an active DoD Secret Clearance. In addition, selected candidate must undergo background investigation (BI) and finger printing by the federal agency and successfully pass the preceding to qualify for the position. US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED. CRITICAL SOLUTIONS PAY AND BENEFITS:Salary range $69,00 - $89,000. The salary range for this position represent the typical salary range for this job level and this does not guarantee a specific salary. Compensation is based upon multiple factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, certifications, and other requirements.BENEFIT SNAPSHOT: 100% premium coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Time Off (PTO/Holidays), Higher Education/Training Reimbursement, and more.
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