DevOps Engineer

Northwest Talent Solutions is a leading Technology Finance and Healthcare staffing/recruiting and HR/DEI consulting firm partnering with outstanding clients within the private industry and public sector. Currently we are partnered with a preferred client in the Government & Policy sector in search of a highly talented Junior DevOps Engineer to join their team of experts in building stateoftheart data platforms for the intelligence community.

Job Summary:

As a Junior DevOps Engineer you will participate in the programs Multicloud DevOps capability spanning AWS cloud environments cloud migration efforts and modernization of globally used applications including the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipeline. You will play a crucial role in integrating new and modernized programs into the NGA Mayhem DevOps pipelines and collaborate with team members in Agile software development initiatives.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Participate in Multicloud DevOps capabilities across AWS cloud environments
• Assist in cloud migration efforts and modernization of globally used applications
• Integrate new and modernized programs into NGA Mayhem DevOps pipelines
• Monitor and project application volumes using historical data and current events
• Notify management of volume trends and significant spikes
• Monitor website traffic and communicate datadriven recommendations
• Participate in Agile software development initiatives (standup planning Increment planning)
• Collaborate with team members to assess tickets and ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Information Technology Computer Science or a closely related discipline
• 2 years of prior relevant experience
• Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly clearance (preferred) or Top Secret clearance and willingness to sit for a CI Poly
• Proficiency in AWS/Cloud technologies and OpenShift AWS hosting platforms
• Experience with software development or integration projects in serviceoriented or virtualization environments
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and workflow
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets EC2 Reserved Instances etc.)
• Experience with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs diagrams etc.)
• Proficiency in team collaboration tools (Jira Confluence RocketChat)

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to plan and prioritize work
• Attention to detail and ability to follow tasks to their logical conclusion
• Proactive selfstarter with a positive willing attitude
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Understanding of cloudbased architectures
• Familiarity with crossdomain architectures at various levels (preferred)
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring (preferred)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker container strategies (preferred)
• Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management (preferred)

Screening Questions:

1. Do you have an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly or are you willing to sit for a CI Poly
2. How many years of experience do you have working with AWS/Cloud technologies
3. Can you describe your experience with DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines
4. Are you comfortable working onsite in either Chantilly or Alexandria

For confidential immediate consideration please apply with a formal copy of your resume along with your salary expectations and answers to all outlined screening questions.

Scale Beyond the Talent Bar

Remote Work :

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