Systems Engineer (DevOps), TS/SCI with Polygraph

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Systems Engineer at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate technical leader to fill Systems Engineer position overseeing a mission critical system. Candidate will work hand in hand with DevOPS engineers and Developers to complex Systems Software work risk free and continuously in a production environment. Our systems engineer responsible for monitoring, automating and improving reliability, performance and availability across the organization.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience in developing software using languages such as Java, Python, C++ or Ruby.
• Excellent programming skills to ensure the proper interpretation and implementation of production code deliveries.
• Experience with infrastructure orchestration and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) and container orchestration technologies. Associated tools: (CloudFormation, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker and Amazon ECS)
• Experience with DevOps/Platforms: Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Documented experience with open-source technology, software development and system engineering.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing DevOps tools, such as GitHub and Jenkins, to enable continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Documented experience implementing monitoring and alerting best practices within a cloud native environment. Associated tools: (CloudWatch, Icinga)
• Comfortable managing release procedures for a production environment and optimizing release practices to a fully automated practice.
• Candidate must be able to collaborate and communicate asynchronously with a passion for solving complex problems.
• Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements and cost efficiencies.
• Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with customer best practices and guidance.
• Demonstrated experience working with Agile Scrum based development team

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Location: Herndon, VA
• Hours: Contract core hours 9-3, after-hours standby rotation
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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