DevOps Engineer

Job Responsibilities:

1. Work with our development teams to design and implement high-availability, high-performance Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) solutions.
2. Provide training on the DevOps best practices and software deployment as required.
3. Day to day involvement with DevOps migration/automation processes for build and deploy systems.
4. Present ideas for system improvements.
5. Provide Tier 2 and 3 operational support for cloud provisioned computer, network and storage resources.
6. Conduct impact analysis for software changes.
7. Work closely with business analysts, designers, and subject matter experts to understand functional requirements.
8. Support formal testing in controlled environment before code is promoted to production, adhering to program configuration change control standards.
9. Understand the structure and functionality of the COTS applications (e.g., Oracle, SAP, and Momentum).
10. Deploy infrastructure on AWS using Ansible and AWS CDK and support a cloud development environment.
11. Use scripting to create Pipeline scripts for CI/CD flows within Jenkins.
12. Write Ansible playbooks (YAML) and AWS CDK (Python) to deploy software and servers.
13. Assist the team with creating user stories and features for existing and upcoming work.

Mandatory Skills:

1. Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance.
2. Bachelor's Degree in a Technical field (i.e. Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science).
3. 5-10 years of experience as a Linux and Windows System Administrator, DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, Automation Engineer and/or Cloud Engineer.
4. Experience coding in at least one popular Java/Ruby/JS/Python framework.
5. Knowledge and experience with configuration/automation tools such as Ansible/Chef/Puppet.
6. Web and Application server deployment experience (Apache HTTPD/Apache Tomcat and Spring/Django/Rails).
7. Experience utilizing AWS services such as IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Config, Lambda, KMS, EC2, RDS, and S3.
8. Extensive experience with Git source code management system.
9. Ability to break large tasks down into smaller, more manageable pieces.
10. Experience working in Agile, SAFe, and Scrum environments.

Optional Skills:

1. Expertise with IdAM solutions that supports the integration of enterprise user directories such as LDAP and AD, and/or 3rd-party SSO provider for identity information and applications via standards-based tokens.
2. Good understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and familiarity with openssl.
3. Familiarity with NIST 800-53 controls and how to implement security controls.
4. AWS Cognito/OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect experience.
5. SonarQube administration and configuration experience.
6. Elasticsearch cluster deployment and management experience.
7. AWS VPC Networking experience with Subnets, Route Tables, nACLs, and Security Groups.
8. Experience configuring and implementing multi-factor authentication solutions for applications.
9. In-depth knowledge of validation by government information assurance and cyber security standards and practices through formal verification methods.
10. DoD STIG experience.

About Avid Technology Professionals:

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC (ATP) is a premiere provider of software and systems engineering, and acquisition program management services for the community. ATP is actively seeking to pursue contract opportunities with other departments and agencies in the federal government, in state governments, and in the commercial sectors. Delivered by seasoned experts in the IT field, ATP solutions adeptly address the IT concerns manifesting in both the federal and commercial sectors.

Employee Benefits:

• A Supportive and Equitable Working Environment that is both Stimulating and Challenging.
• Competitive Hourly Salary.
• Unique Employee Success Sharing Program that allows ATP employees to Share in Company's Successes.
• Automatic Approved Overtime (as long as contract permits).
• Retirement Pay (401K); 100% company paid, immediately vested with Profit-Sharing Component.
• Company Medical Coverage Plans - HMO, Open Access, PPO plans.
• Company Dental Plan - widely accepted, comprehensive, and flexible.
• Progressive Overtime Policy.
• Flexible Spending Account benefit.
• Lucrative Referral Bonus Policy.
• Holiday Scheduling that Coincides with Government Holidays.
• Robust Professional Expenses & Training Program.
• Computer Allowance.
• Internet Allowance.
• Short and Long Term Disability.
• Life Insurance.