Junior DevOps Engineer

About the role

Nightwing is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our technical team. This role is ideal for a recent college graduate with strong foundations in software build environments and maintenance tools for automated, fast, and secure software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Developing Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools in Python and Ansible
• Patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of Linux systems
• Installing, configuring, and providing performance tuning utilizing: Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools
• Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners
• Communicating and collaborating: DevOps is a team-oriented discipline. Engineers need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders

Requirements

• CLEARANCE: Top Secret /SCI with POLY on day one of employment
• Required Education (including Major): Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, System Engineering, Computer Science, or another related field

Desired Skills

• Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime
• Kubernetes experience

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in software build environments and maintenance tools for automated, fast, and secure software delivery
• Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of Linux systems
• Ability to install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing: Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners
• Effective communication and collaboration skills

Skills

• Python
• Ansible
• Kubernetes
• Docker Compose
• Nifi

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance coverage
• 401k plan
• PTO
• Holidays
• Additional insurances

Pay

The salary associated with this position is $64,000-$128,000, commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise.

Schedule

Nightwing offers flexible schedules to accommodate the needs of our employees.