Linux Cloud Engineer (TS/SCI required)

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Linux Cloud/DevOps Engineer to support an IC customer/contract in Springfield, VA. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.  This position supports the program's Open Data Store (ODS) team to provide quality cost effective solutions to the client. As part of the ODS Team, various expertise is needed to support a sophisticated enterprise environment both on premise as well as in the cloud. The Engineer will actively participate with Scrum development teams and meetings. Additionally, the Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development teams to help developing and automating service deployments, optimizing deployments and performance, integration with enterprise authentication services, and establishing/improving system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems. Other responsibilities will include working with the team to define task breakdowns and effort estimates; as well as preparing design and test documents.   Specific Duties and Responsibilities: Architect, build and maintain on premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc) Administer production, staging and development environments Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems Perform routine equipment checks and preventative maintenance Maintain up to date documentation of designs/configurations Work with other service providers to support areas of common interest On-call support may be required Required Skills and Experience: Experience working within Linux distributions such as RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS Strong Understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools Experience with cloud orchestration tools (i.e. SALT, Chef, etc)  Experience with public clouds such as AWS, Google, Azure Experience with Python framework and Shell scripting Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design Desired Skills and Experience (a plus to have): Experience building Amazon EC2 instances and S3 buckets for development, test, and production environments Experience working with API Management tools (APIGEE, Kong, etc) Experience working closely with software development teams Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, Cloud Trail, SSH, VPN, etc.) Ability to write and use unit and functional testing Education/Experience:   Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience 5+ years IT experience Desired Certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner RedHat Certified OpenShift Administrator Advanced Security certification  Benefits and Perks Compensation Industry competitive salary well above market average 401K plan with 4% company match, immediately fully vested Referral bonuses up to $5,000 100% company-paid benefits Cigna OAP $0 deductible Medical plan for employee + family Vision and Dental plan for employee + family Short Term Disability for employee Long Term Disability for employee Life Insurance for employee Flexible Paid Time Off Policy 180 hours (minimum) per year of PTO with additional time at manager discretion 10+ Company Holidays per year 6 weeks paid maternity and paternity leave Flexible work environment to accommodate commuting, family and personal schedules Career Growth Company sponsored training and certifications No questions asked professional/business/technical book reimbursement Company paid training and conference attendance and travel expenses   Company Overview Innovative Data Solutions (IDS) is a small business specializing in engineering and supporting mission critical IT infrastructure for the US Government Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security communities. Established in 2008, IDS has 15 years of experience delivering IT solutions to the Federal market.  We're a small company of technology enthusiasts and we thrive on exceeding expectations.  We specialize in Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Storage, High Performance Computing, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics.  Across these technology areas we provide full lifecycle services: strategy, design, implementation and operations. IDS engineers are based in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO and are experienced working with US Government installations across the US, Europe and Asia.

Created: 2024-10-30