Overview

The company is seeking a passionate DevOps Engineer to support a rapidly growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused on providing solutions that empower our Federal customers with the tools and capabilities needed to turn data into actionable insights.

The ideal candidate is a critical thinker and perpetual learner; excited to gain exposure and build skillsets across a range of technologies while solving some of our clients’ toughest challenges.

The DevOps Engineer will be integral to data operations for the development and integration of a variety of data types across a wide range of client data sets and source systems.

The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of systems that depend on data, ensuring that the systems are available for processing and securely transferred to their appropriate location, in a timely manner.

They will also support the maintenance of systems and tools that reside on the systems such as upgrades, patches, configuration changes, etc.

We seek a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to implement new technologies and systems in a team environment where deadlines are important.

Job Description:

  • Support, monitor, and manage all installed systems, applications, and infrastructure.
  • Work closely with software engineers and architects to establish, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
  • Work with project manager and engineers to implement and document complex and evolving system changes, as well as support continuous process automation.
  • Evaluate the existing systems and provide the technical direction to support staff.
  • Oversee the development of customized software and hardware requirements.
  • Plan and implement systems automation as required for better efficiency.
  • Formulate and design the security system in place to maintain data safety.
  • Design systems for data services projects and/or pipelines as part of an Agile/Scrum team.
  • Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork
  • The person shall apply established system engineering and management principles to specifications and documentation of systems developed.

Required Skills:

  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
  • BS degree in System Engineering, Computer Science or related IT field/equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of system engineering experience including experience in installing, manage and maintaining systems for large, complex systems and data sets, including by not limited to scripting (shell, bash)
  • Proficiency in data extraction, transformation, ETL processes, and testing tools.
  • Proficiency to manipulate data (Python, SQL). Worked as part of an agile team, contributing to the development of data pipelines that extract, transform and load data.
  • Demonstrated experience translating system and technical requirements into comprehensive solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with a software upgrade and deployment documentation
  • Experience in Software Development Life Cycle and Agile Development processes
  • Experience writing and modifying design documentation, test case documentation, and standard operating procedures (SOP) documentation
  • The person shall apply established engineering and management principles to specifications and documentation of systems developed
  • Experience in performance tuning of application stacks
  • Experience with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL

Desired Skills:

  • Experience with DHS and knowledge of DHS standards
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences with impeccable attention to detail
  • Excellent communication, personal, and governance skills
  • Ability to seamlessly work with team associates involved in project management, security, governance, infrastructure, and asset management to resolve problems and manage projects.
    • Experience in information security, integration, application development, and systems software.