Key Responsibilities:
Develop infrastructure as code in environments using state of the art DevOps solutions.
Research, configure, administer and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for various programs.
Support automation efforts across the development lifecycle and across different research programs.
Develop and maintain DevOps code using ansible, git, AWS, and many other technologies.
Design and test user stories and test cases.
Act as code reviewer to ensure coding best practices.
Work with sponsor organizations to provide Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to organic government software development organizations such as Software Factories.
Apply specific understanding of DevOps culture and software release processes to configure workflow utilities such as the Atlassian suite to facilitate agile development and appropriate configuration management.
Automate build processes, security inspection, and delivery with a goal of accelerating software delivery to quickly address vulnerabilities and maximize sponsor value.
Serve as SMEs of specific software delivery utilities for the purpose of mentoring others, establishing capabilities on new programs, and affecting the development culture of an organization.
Administer a software artifact repository (Nexus).
Serve as a SME for build tools, such as Gradle and Maven.
Develop and document processes for software library releases and versioning across division projects.
Develop Gradle build configurations for varied web application projects.
Consult with projects to develop Git source code branching and versioning processes.
Educate junior and senior software developers in best practices and build tooling.

Required Minimum Qualifications:
Strong experience with Git and a scripting language such as Python or Bash.
Strong experience developing CI/CD pipelines utilizing tool such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure Pipelines.
Moderate experience with containerization using tools such as Docker/Podman.
Some experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Some experience deploying bare metal or VMWare ESXi virtual systems that includes hardening the system.

Preferred Qualifications:
Active Secret Clearance.
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
Experience with a container orchestration platform such as Kubernetes.
Experience utilizing Agile software development practices.
Completed one of the DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certifications for IAT Level II status.

Travel Requirements:
< 10% travel.

5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, or Information Systems.
3 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, or Information Systems.
0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, or Information Systems.

U.S. Citizenship Requirements:
Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required:
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.