DevOps Engineer, Sr - Military Veterans
at General Dynamics
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA MO St. Louis
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ178238
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:
Job Family:
Systems Engineering
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps Engineer, Sr. at GDIT. Here, you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer, Sr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer, Sr. joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.
HOW A DEVOPS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Automate and optimize service deployments
Integrate with enterprise authentication services
Establish and Improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems.
Build, test, and maintain custom Helm Charts using Gitlab and ArgoCD
Build, test, and maintain custom OpenShift Operators
Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to create complex ci-templates and custom runners.
Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain Container software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation
Create FIPS compliant and hardened custom container images using UBI9-minimal and UBI9-micro base images.
Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks
Create and determine required metrics for dashboards and service health
Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Required Skills:
8+ years and Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
3+ years of Kubernetes experience, preferably with OpenShift
3+ years of experience building custom container images and platforms
Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes
3+ years of experience building GitLab CI/CD pipelines to build, scan, and deploy custom container images
3+ years of experience using Helm and GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux to manage application deployment and state within Kubernetes from Gitlab
Understanding of Python, Bash, or other scripting languages to automate builds
Knowledge of the Operator Framework and how operators are deployed
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised
Experience with deploying to on prem/data center infrastructure
Experience using Jira and Confluence on a daily basis
Active TS/SCI clearance required and eligibility to obtain a CI poly
Desired
Experience in building custom operators with the operator-sdk
Experience developing Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRD) or API's
Go programming language experience
Location: On Customer Site
US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
#RoverGSS
The likely salary range for this position is $106,371 - $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:
USA VA Springfield
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.
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company.
Our portfolio spans the realm of the world's most technologically advanced business jets, wheeled combat vehicles, command and control systems and nuclear submarines. We offer these through our five business groups: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Technology, Mission Systems and Marine Systems.
General Dynamics employs thousands of people across the globe, with locations in more than 45 countries. We rely on the skills of our employees and their knowledge of customer requirements to deliver best-in-class products and services.
Who We Are Looking For
General Dynamics is seeking military veterans and military spouses across the country who bring a deeply rooted skillset that includes team-oriented approaches to problem-solving, demonstrations of leadership and an overall commitment to the mission of the organization. We recognize the knowledge and skills gained during your military experience are invaluable to the success of a team. We’re proud of the thousands of veterans and military professionals who have chosen to apply their leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills to a career at General Dynamics and to continue supporting the mission of those serving today.
Should I Apply?
At General Dynamics, our employees are the heart of our company. We rely on their dedication to excellence and their intimate knowledge of customer requirements to meet the needs of customers around the globe, day in and day out. Our employees' unique blend of skill, innovation and agility drives our continued success, and we take our responsibility to them seriously. If you are a military veteran or military spouse ready to advance your career, view our available career opportunities to the right for more information and to apply today!
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