Blackspoke IT

DevOps Engineer, Mid | TS/SCI

Springfield, VA US
Kubernetes Docker Python Bash Shell
Description

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats. Be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the nation's most critical intelligence organizations. Your work directly impacts national security and global issues, you will have the chance to contribute to missions that are of paramount importance to the United States and its allies, know that that the environments and programs you support are making a difference on a global scale. Our customers operate at the forefront of technology, dealing with some of the most advanced defense, geospatial, and intelligence systems in the world. 

 

Position Description:
As a DevOps Engineer, Mid your role will prioritize the end user's experience while supporting your professional growth and contributing to our culture of innovation.

This position supports the Geospatial Services & Solutions business area to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to the customer. Your expertise as a DevOps Engineer will be crucial in supporting a sophisticated enterprise environment.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Automate and optimize service deployments.
  • Integrate with enterprise authentication services.
  • Establish and improve system monitoring and maintain security protocols within development, test, and production systems.
  • Architect, build, and maintain on-premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives.
  • Administer production, staging, and development environments.
  • Manage server logs, monitor for security and system incidents.
  • Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage.
  • Maintain and improve 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, such as access control and vulnerability testing.
  • Work with Authorization & Accreditation Teams to maintain security requirements.
  • Maintain documentation of designs/configurations to ensure continuity of operations.
  • Manage operational readiness boards, present at weekly meetings, and determine the automation readiness of development services.
  • Track and ensure completion of routine operations maintenance tasks.

What We are Looking For:

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 3+ years of related systems programming experience.
  • Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Kibana, Grafana, Nagios) and container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift).
  • Strong understanding of DevOps and Continuous Integration tools (GitLab, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
  • Knowledge of network technologies, infrastructure components, and scripting languages (Python, Bash, Shell).
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.

Desired Skills:

  • Experience in Kubernetes environment deployments using GitLab and Helm.
  • Understanding of access management and security protocols.

What you will get: 

  • Joining a team of technology experts and partners in the same mission  
  • A high-growth environment with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as the company grows 
  • Owner and Leadership team that come from technical backgrounds so they understand the day-to-day challenges of the technical consulting world and can offer real-life solutions and guidance  
  • Highly competitive benefits package that shows we want to hire the very best  

 

 


 
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance applying outside of the online application, please contact recruiting@blackspoke.com for more information.
 
This Organization Participates in E-Verify
 
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. 
 
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. 
 
Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. E-Verify Works for Everyone For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS. 
 
Department of Homeland Security:  888-897-7781and E-Verify.gov

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