Full Stack DevOps Software Engineer

Description

Job Description:

The Defense Group at Leidos has an opening for a Full Stack DevOps Software Engineer for the Global Solutions Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract.

This role is primarily remote but candidates must be within commuting distance to Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD for on-site support.

The GSM-O II contract includes the Operations, Sustainment, Maintenance, Repair and Defense of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) within the DOD Information Network (DODIN) in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Cloudbees/Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift/Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible and Bitbucket.
• Assist with the deployment, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, updates/upgrades of Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
• Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
• Design, develop, document, test and deploy software written in Python, JavaScript, Java and SQL.
• Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.
• Create Kibana visualizations and dashboards using React to provide information to users and support staff.
• Develop Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems.
• Develop robotic process automation (RPA) bots using Automation Anywhere.
• Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
• Frequent communication and collaboration with other team members to ensure successful completion of project objectives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline and 8+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Must be willing to obtain Security+ certification or similar DoD 8570 IAT Level II cert
• 5+ years of full stack software development experience with Python, Java and SQL. Working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Experience designing, building and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools).
• Full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
• Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
• Experience designing, developing and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
• Experience developing software on a UNIX command line platform.
• Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team, including the ability to clearly articulate status and present to both customers and program leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker (OpenShift experience is a plus).
• Experience with Kafka connector integrations, custom connector development and an understanding of core concepts and working experience with ksqlDB and Kafka Streams.
• Experience developing Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems.
• Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards, including updating applications and code to meet security scans and meeting security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).
• Database development experience, including experience with triggers and stored procedures.
• Web development experience, specifically using HTML, JavaScript and UI frameworks such as React.
• Report and Dashboard development experience with Kibana.
• Experience with Atlassian tools, including JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
• Prior Software Engineering Team Lead experience, including experience leading an Agile software development team.
• DOD 8570 IAT level II or III certification such as Security+ CE or CISSP.

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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.

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