DevOps Engineer

Description

Job Description:

Job Description:

We have an IMMEDIATE NEED for a DevOps Engineer to provide support to our mission critical system. As a DevOps Engineer on our program, you will have the opportunity to build secure systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities and gain agile development and deployment experience in support of an enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) cybersecurity system. Based in the Scaled Agile Framework, you will provide support to major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain continuous integration / continuous deployment pipelines using DevOps tools such as Ansible, Docker, and Jenkins to ensure automated, repeatable deployment to multiple customer environments
• Identify enhancements and innovation to enable the acceleration of delivery through automation, collaboration, fast feedback, and iterative improvement.
• Design, develop, configure, test, and maintain a software stack using a mix of commercial and open-source software
• Participate in software programming initiatives to support enhancements using Java, JavaScript, and/or Python to meet the technical needs of customers
• Develop and deploy prototypes and solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging Infrastructure platform services
• Execute software system validation and testing to ensure delivery of assured solutions
• Support the Agile software development lifecycle following Program SAFe practices
• Leverage Atlassian tools like JIRA, Bitbucket, and Confluence to track development activities, control source code, and author documentation
• Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness
• Generate clear and maintainable documentation
• Generate visual media that can communicate the benefits of a software tool or system to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Mentor / assist junior members of the team

Basic Qualifications:

• BS Degree with 2-4 years of experience and may consider work experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience with Linux OS, including scripting in a Linux environment using Shell and Bash
• Experience with coding in Java
• Experience in multiple of the following areas, and a desire to learn the others:
  • Linux OS scripting
  • Database setup and integration, both relational and NoSQL (e.g., Oracle RDBMS, MySQL, CouchDB)
  • Cloud infrastructure platforms (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure)
  • DevOps automation tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
  • Source control and Agile development tools (Git, Maven, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence)
  • Analytics and search engines (Elasticsearch, Splunk, Apache Solr)
• Experience with automated deployment tools (such as Ansible, Chef, etc.) and associated scripts or manual instruction-based software installation / deployment
• Experience updating automated deployment scripts or manual deployment instructions for software baseline
• Understanding of compute, relational database management systems, storage, networking, transport, load balancing, and security constructs as they relate to on premise and cloud infrastructures
• Knowledge of high availability architectures
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Experience as a member of an agile software development team
• Knowledge of software design patterns
• Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint).
• All candidates must be have an Active TS/SCI clearance to start AND the ability to obtain a CI poly to be considered for the position
• Current Security+ certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with one or more of the following identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) concepts/standards:
  • LDAP or MS Active Directory
  • PKI and TLS/SSL
  • OAuth 2.0
  • OpenID Connect (OIDC)
  • SAML
  • SCIM
  • Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
• Familiarity with:
  • HP-Fortify
  • Nessus Vulnerability Assessment
  • OWASP Foundation
• Experience in identity management and governance, to include single sign-on, identity federation, or enterprise directory architecture and design
• Experience with web development and use of Reacts, Redux or similar
• Mobile development

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.