Job Description

Overview VTG is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer on a 200+ FTE technical development program responsible for delivering modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. As a DevOps Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities to support a complex program. Based in DevOps framework, you will participate in and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role requires supporting an on-call rotation to ensure mission critical services remain operational 24/7/365. Rotation is typically to be on-call 1 full calendar week every 2 months. What will you do?

Create and publish standard operating procedures for developers, database administrators, and customer support personnel
Perform full lifecycle management of CI/CD pipelines, including modifications to pipeline stages, dependency management, etc
Act on PO&AMs and CVEs reported by the ISSE by patching dependencies in the SBOM
Provide technical guidance, training, and leadership for current / new operations and engineering personnel
Harden operating systems with STIG or other ISSM guidance
Automate currently manual deployment procedures on legacy systems
Provide Tier III & IV technical support and leadership in a complex mission environment Do you have what it takes? Required Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
BA/BS Degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience
Expert in Linux operating system usage
Expert in using DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform
Expert in the software development lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps toolsets/practices
Direct experience utilizing software testing performance tools, such as J-unit
Experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo
Experience scripting and using AWS services including Cloudformation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, etc
Experience with Nexus administration
Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Well versed with using version control systems such as Git
Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Agile development methods Desired Qualifications:
Experience with Ansible
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, including container orchestration, deployment, and scaling in a production environment
Proficiency in building, managing, and optimizing containerized applications using CI/CD pipelines, along with knowledge of container registries and security best practices
Experience working in the Sponsor's cloud environments
Experience with Nexus administration and maintenance Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $180,000-$230,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.