DevSecOps Engineer - US Citizenship Required

Ready to Ignite your career and work alongside some of the most innovative and brightest professionals in innovative technology? Join us and unleash your potential working in an Agile environment while modernizing enterprise systems and applications needed to support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer you operate as part of a dynamic and passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting the best practices in Agile Software Development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels. The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team will be key to the overall success.

Your Role

· Deploy, and maintain the DevSecOps infrastructure for mission critical applications taking into consideration scalability, reliability, and maintainability of software systems.

· Work in close collaboration with other architects, technical leads, software developers and testers, and stakeholders within Agile processes to continue the automation of the software build, configurations, and deployment processes.

· Install, configure, and maintain all tools needed to accomplish the following DevSecOps functions: source control management, continuous integration, deployment, monitoring, repository management, provisioning, release management, logging, building, testing, containerization, collaboration, and security.

· Continue development and maintenance of the automated software build process using tools such as, but not limited to, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, Rafay, Kustomize, GitLab CI/CD, and specific AWS technologies.

· Troubleshoot Jenkins jobs (Maven and Node based).

· Create/edit Gitlab ci files.

· Create and Edit Kubernetes manifest files (yaml).

· Troubleshoot using container logs in Elasticsearch, and Dynatrace monitoring.

· Perform GIT Tagging, Branching, and Releases.

· May need to work off hours for support and deployments if necessary.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include, but not limited to:

· 3-year check for felony convictions

· 1-year check for illegal drug use

· 1-year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud

· College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline.

· At least 10 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, DevOps, etc.

· Hands on experience with continuous integration, Docker, ArgoCD, AWS, Kubernetes, Istio, API Gateway, GitLab, Jenkins, Rafay, Kustomize.

· Ability to design and document technical solutions related to continuous integration and continuous deployment.

· Administration, configuration, and maintenance of the application stack (Spring Boot, Database, K8S cluster, etc.).

· Proficiency in automating and optimizing processes.

· Experience and Knowledge of how docker images are built.

· Effective organizational skills with strong attention to detail.

· Ability to work in a fast paced, constantly changing environment.

· Must be a team player and work in a collaborative team environment.

Ignite IT offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package to include Medical, Dental, and Vision; Short Term/Long Term/Life Insurance; 401K with matching and fully Vested 100%; PTO; Holiday; Training; and much more…

Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Cyber Security Specialist Crystal City, VA (1-2 days), Remote US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED - Applicants selected must be able to possess and maintain a government clearance.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance