DevOps Engineer

Overview DevOps Engineer JOB LOCATION: Columbia, MD JOB STATUS: Full Time CLEARANCE: Secret Travel: 5% Systems Engineering Group (SEG), a wholly owned subsidiary of AXIENT LLC, is seeking motivated candidates for a multi-faceted position of Build Automation / Platform Engineer with a strong interest in supporting our nation’s defense capabilities. SEG provides an intellectually stimulating engineering environment with excellent opportunities for technical and leadership growth. This position is an integral part of SEG’s software development and engineering teams, supporting multiple software packages and the tools and infrastructure required to deliver them. As part of the small existing team of build/platform engineers, the selected candidate will enhance existing automation tools, create new tools and build pipelines, manage existing services and improve the services offering that our team provides. Required Qualifications / Skills Bachelor’s Degree in a technical disciplineAbility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance5+ years of experienceStrong knowledge of CMake, Python setuptools, and AnacondaStrong knowledge of Linux command line, bash scripting, python scripting, and PowerShellStrong knowledge of Jenkins pipelines and Groovy development in the Jenkins contextStrong knowledge of containerization platforms (Docker, podman, Singularity), including multi-stage builds, container hardening, and compose/Kubernetes deployment of containerized servicesExperience programming in C/C++Experience with Jenkins Shared Libraries or Jenkins Template EngineExperience with GitLab, GitLab CI, Conan, ArtifactoryExperience with infrastructure automation tools, e.g., Ansible, Puppet, ChefExperience with KubernetesExperience with managing services running in a Linux environmentExperience with Government compliance, e.g., NIST Risk Management Framework, or Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) Preferred Qualifications / Skills Active security clearanceExperience working in a classified environment working environment Responsibilities Develop and maintain C++, Python, and MERN stack software build infrastructure, development environments, and automated build, test, publish, and deployment pipelinesConfigure services related to software build / delivery / deployment, package security, and configuration managementInterface with IT technical staff to obtain virtualized and bare-metal hardware, software, and licenses required to implement servicesAssist developers and engineers with troubleshooting software build / delivery / deployment issuesConfigure and build containers in support of build processes and services - including Docker (Linux and Windows), Singularity, and podmanDevelop and enhance existing service and software deployment automationAssist with migration to Kubernetes for on-premises deploymentsWrite and maintain documentation of new and existing processes to comply with Government requirements