DevSecOps Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Clearance Level
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Category
Cyber and IT Risk Management
Location
Herndon, Virginia
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

CI/CD

Containerization

Kubernetes

Linux

REQ#: RQ231167
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

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.

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a DevSecOps Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a DevSecOps Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Cyber Security. You will play a crucial role in protecting and defending sensitive customer networks.
● Lead/Manage/Support enterprise software deployments across both cloud and on prem enclaves.
● Collaborate with multidisciplinary experts to build cutting edge, purpose built systems.
● Drive infrastructure modernization efforts on a fast-paced team.
● Utilize industry standard CI/CD tools, commercial cloud, technologies, and system administration platforms to enable the mission.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED


Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The DevOps Engineer must have:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
● Experience: 8 years
Required Technical Skills

● Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)

● Experience with logging management on Linux machines, to include log forwarders (such as Fluentd, rsylog, Azure Monitor Agent) and integrating with an enterprise log aggregator (Splunk, ELK, Grafana Loki, etc.)

● Strong familiarity with basic networking principles

● Experience conducting advanced systems administration on Linux systems and subsystems

● Experience with deploying software artifacts (containers, raw source code, etc.) into a functioning cloud environment with relevant hosting (EKS, EC2, Lambda, or equivalent)

Desired Technical Skills

● Experience with infrastructure-as-code or (Terraform, Tofu, etc.)

● Experience with enterprise Windows domain management

● Experience with configuring CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)

● Experience with automated machine management solutions (Ansible, Puppet, etc.)

● Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/Poly
● US citizenship required
Role requirements:

● Fully manage the operational needs of an enterprise network of Linux machines, both bare metal and virtual, to include security patching, service and application management.

● Lead migration efforts for re-platforming on-premises solutions into a commercial cloud environment.

● Manage a network-wide security hardening effort by reviewing existing network connections and scrutinizing new ones .

●Work with relevant security and accreditation experts to ensure full network compliance.

● Own end-to-end deployment of a large software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service platform in multiple enclaves, establishing continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and implementing relevant security controls.

● Deploy containers and other software artifacts into cloud-based resources (EKS, AKS, ECR, etc.) quickly and efficiently as new requests for such resources arise.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.


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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $182,750 - $247,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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