Automation/DevOps Engineer (TS Clearance Required)

***This job requires active TS and ability to obtain SCI post hire.  Please apply only if you have an active TS clearance***

North Point Technology is seeking a TS/SCI Cleared Automation/DevOps Engineer to provide mission critical support out of Springfield, VA.  This role will work to develop and support IC enterprise products in an Agile SAFe environment. As a DevOps Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities and Agile experience 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. Applicants should be self-motivated, curious problem solvers with experience with the following tools, processes and technologies:

Responsibilities:

• The primary duties will be to lead the program's Multi-cloud DevOps capability spanning AWS cloud environments, including the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipeline.
• Transition CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to GitLab utilizing automated testing and deployment techniques.
• Maintain PaaS frameworks and Tanzu environments including maintenance, troubleshooting, and cloud optimization.
• Create and Maintain DevOps documentation.
• Maintain user-friendly dashboards displaying program metrics; generate ad-hoc data analysis reports for management and customer; drive business intelligence initiatives and data-driven innovations.
• Once DevOps pipelines are mature, team member will have the opportunity to contribute to other development and configuration management activities.
• We encourage DevOps candidates to also highlight Development, Database Admin, and any Configuration Management experience.

Core Qualifications:

• Requires a BS in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or closely related discipline and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Must possess an active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI
• Proficient in software development projects or software integration projects in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) or virtualization environment.
• Proficient in AWS/Cloud technologies
• Experience with cloud-based architectures
• Understanding of DevOps methodologies and workflow
• Knowledge of the Architectural, SW Development and SW Sustainment Practices
• Familiar with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
• Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.)
• Team Collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Git / SVN
• Familiarity with some sort of deployment platform such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or other proprietary deployment platforms.
• Familiarity with automation platforms such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform
• Familiarity with Kubernetes/container based deployments. Knowledge of how to build build, deploy, test pipelines for container deployments.