DevOps Engineer - Remote, United States - NT Concepts

Description

NT Concepts is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our Solutions Delivery team. This person will support a continuous integration pipeline for automation and scaling of build and deployment capabilities.

You will be part of a solutions-oriented, agile scrum team integrating outside applications and tools into a production environment, supporting innovative infrastructure, and automation capabilities.

Our delivery teams are driven to explore new ideas and technology, and care deeply about collaboration, feedback, and iteration. We follow agile practices, embrace the Ops ethos (DataOps/DevSecOps/MLOps) to "automate-first", use modern tech stacks, and constantly challenge each other to grow and improve.

We're looking for a DevSecOps Engineer the has prior experience supporting in a CI/CD pipeline to automate and/or scale deployment of capabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Integrating outside applications or tools into the current development/staging/production environments
• Ensuring the interoperability of current and future systems and software releases for all supported applications
• Ensuring systems being developed comply with the enterprise DevSecOps architecture
• Support the optimization of infrastructure services leveraging Iac and CaC paradigms and help to remove potential performance bottlenecks
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and help resolve issues in development, staging, and operations issues
• Recommend implementation of efficiencies that will improve infrastructure management
• Develop and document design concepts that are consistent with enterprise architectural guidance and industry best practices
• Address new user/system requirements related to DevSecOps designs
• Maintain a strong awareness of technical trends in information technology, develop and maintain a strong awareness of on-going IT projects, and business unit requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

• Clearance: Clearable, must be a US Citizen
• 4+ years relevant DevSecOps experience
• BS degree strongly preferred
• Experience working with and developing in cloud environments (AWS and/or GCP)
• Experience working with Kubernetes and how to setup/use Prometheus/Grafana to build monitoring and logging solutions
• Familiarity performing systems and application automation using at least one command-line oriented general programming language
• Experience with cloud provisioning software such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform, Cloud Formation Templates, etc.
• Experience with build automation tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitLab etc.
• Experience with managing and maintaining a Linux-based application infrastructure
• Experience with writing and managing container-based infrastructure
• Experience working with Git following GitOps
• Familiarity with cloud networking including VPCs and cross VPC communication strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Kubeflow and Backstage preferred
• You have a passion for advancing and continually improving our DevSecOps automation and practices to keep our applications easy to deploy, monitor, and scale
• Clear communication skills are required

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 10-15 pounds at times

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Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end ​data and technology solutions ​that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative "big idea" problem-solving.

Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented and diverse teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients' most critical challenges. Here, you'll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.

If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we'd love to have you move forward with us.

Together is Better

We believe diversity and inclusion drive innovation, and that when we work together, we can accomplish anything. NT Concepts is a people-first, Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer—regardless of a person's race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected class. If you have a disability and need accommodation, let us know. All resumes are held in confidence. NT Concepts participates in E-Verify.