DevOps Engineer – GIT, Linux - 10+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team.

Location: Columbia, MD

Travel Required:  No

Shift:  Day

Remote Type:  Onsite

Security Clearance:  Current TS/SCI

Polygraph:  Required ( polygraph date must be within the past 5 years)

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is  210K to 252K  (annualized USD).

Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Requirements Qualifications Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging

Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production

Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies

Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.

Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, stag in g, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits

Set-up up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible

Maintain / upgrade/ patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira)

Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments

Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements

Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated

Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements

Assist with support and operations where necessary

Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed

Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java

Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.

Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking

Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture

Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques

Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary

Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.

Architect and develop best  practices  for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.)

Experience working cross functionally across multiple teams

Must be fluent with Git

Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 617/8, RHCSNRHCE CentOS)

Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency and performance.

10+ years working in an Agile dev environment (excludes education experience such as Bachelor's or Master degree in relevant field)

Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred

Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.)

Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance etc.

10+ years of system architecture required with a demonstrated ability to read the code and understand the coding logic to assist in troubleshooting

0+ years' experience managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment

Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies.

Fluent skills in object oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java.

Experience acquiring in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.

Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff

Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills

Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications

A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus ten (10) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

OR Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Benefits

CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)

Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000

CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program

Dental Plan

Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

·       10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

·       20 Paid Time Off Days

·       6 Federal Holidays

·       5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

·       Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Requirements Required Skills Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal; Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply. A Bachelors degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience OR A High School Diploma or GED plus ten (10) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR A Masters degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience. Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management. Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics