Expert DevOps Engineer - Military Veterans
at Amentum
As an Expert DevOps Engineer, you will support an exciting National Security mission to position NGA to be the enterprise and community GEOINT data provider, improving the way analysts, customers, and end users access, discover, stage, link, produce, re-integrate, and deliver intelligence. You will work with talented developers and colleagues, gaining exposure to industry best practices such as AWS cloud solutions, continuous integration/delivery, infrastructure as code, and automation of testing of deployments.
Responsibilities:
• Maintain AWS C2S environments in support of teams of developers across various security domains.
• Support the development of CI/CD devops pipeline to include Jenkins agents and Auto Scaling Group.
• Support administration of OpenVPN and LDAP services for access to AWS console and CI/CD tools.
• Create and maintain automated microservice deployments to AWS environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks.
• Work with development teams to automate and accelerate build, test, and deployment of applications into a runtime environment across multiple domains/environments.
• Design, develop and implement processes for DevOps operations; utilizing CI/CD principals and patterns, employing CI/CD tools, to achieve successful continuous integration and delivery solutions for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and software applications.
• Build and maintain Cloud infrastructure
• Troubleshoot issues and coordinate with development team to streamline code deployment
• Design and develop using common languages/scripting languages, such as Python, Linux Shell (Bash/Bourne/etc), and Java/SpringBoot
Requirements:
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud systems
• Isolate and resolve problems involving the applications, operating system, hardware, communications, other infrastructure, or any combination as needed
• Prepare problem reports to appropriate leads like Amazon/C2S, NGA-ESC, etc.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Installs/loads operating system and application software
• Isolate and resolve hardware and software problems involving the applications, operating system, hardware, communications infrastructure, or any combination of these
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems
• Monitor and report on system health using various dashboarding tolls such as Elasticsearch Kibana, AWS Cloudwatch, etc.
• The ability to report and work on-site daily (this role is not remote).
Preferred:
• The ability to report and work on-site daily (this role is not remote).
• AWS CDK,
• Apache NiFi experience
• ElasticSearch experience
• AWS Server Less, SQS/SNS, Lambda, ECS, EC2
• NGA imagery and Data Repositories
Clearance Required:
- Active TS/SCI
Minimum Education
- Master's degree plus 4 years experience, Bachelor's degree plus 6 years experience, Associates degree plus 12 years experience, or a minimum of 15 years experience, in relevant field
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Springfield, VA

Amentum brings industry-best expertise, processes, and technology to ensure the availability and reliability of our Government and commercial clients’ vital facilities and equipment. We apply our culture of excellence to operate, maintain, and manage your global assets and complex supply chains to meet modern challenges at home and abroad. You get the confidence that comes from a partner with on a century-long heritage of unrelenting dedication to our clients’ missions across the DoD, civilian agencies, and the IC.
We are looking for skilled Veterans interested in continuing your career in aviation, global logistics, IT and Network support, and also unmanned systems.
We currently have positions open nationwide and globally to include: Kuwait, Iraq, and other overseas locations!
Amentum’s skilled workforce lives with outcomes rather than just works on them. Our employees hold the most sought-after certifications in the industry, including Program Management Professional (PMP), IT/Cyber, ITIL, and Professional Scrum Master (PSM). Our teams who maintain and modify vehicles, aircraft, and weapons systems work within disciplined environments certified to AS9001D, ISO 9001:2015, AS9110B, and AS9100C standards.
Whether it’s managing facilities supporting the IC’s classified missions, operating UAVs that protect our soldiers, or maintaining military equipment at remote bases abroad, Amentum has the experience, passion, and commitment to meet your critical needs.
What happens after I apply?
First, you will want to ensure your RecruitMilitary profile is up to date, and you also have the most up to date resume to provide. Once you apply for the role you will be re-directed to complete your employment application on Amentum's career site. Once you complete that application a recruiter will review your skills and qualifications and reach out to you about the role as appropriate.