Software Automation Engineer (DevOps)
Job Description
If youâre looking for a position with a company that values innovation in all that we do, value-orientation in all choices and decisions, and has an employee-centric company focus, youâve come to the right place. Simple Technology Solutionsâ motivated team members deliver remarkable solutions to our Federal Government clients every day. We are lifelong learners, value outcomes over busy-ness and cultivate collaboration over individual contributions.Â
Our in-depth experience helping government agencies in their installation, configuration, and optimization of leading Agile Software Development, DevOps, and Cloud Migration tools has led to rapid growth and an increased demand for our services. This growing team has an exciting startup feel, but we are not new to the game. As experienced government contractors, we are mentors, coaches, and thought leaders, who pride ourselves in sharing our knowledge and expertise with those growing within our organization.Â
A Little More About STS
You donât get named a âBest Place to Workâ by the Washington Business Journal, receive the Washington Technology magazineâs FAST50 status, and achieve Inc Magazineâs âInc 500â status just by âtalking the talkâ. Our vision of excellence is aligned to our 'Techquity' (Tech-Equity) focus and drive. We understand that disparities and gaps in opportunities and earning potential exist for marginalized groups, such as people of color and women, in the IT industry. By leveraging the power, passion, and talent from this group we are able to deliver innovative GovCon IT solutions that exceed our customerâs expectations.
Our team members are not just âemployeesâ; theyâre parents, friends, volunteers, artists, students, athletes, and all of the other things that make them whole people. The flexibility that STS offers allows them to balance their personal lives while providing the top-notch services our customers have come to depend on.
 Additionally, the team benefits from our partnerships with AWS, Google, Microsoft and CloudBees â with access to improved knowledge and the opportunity to become a SME with one or more of our above partners. At Simple Technology Solutions, we don't see Team Member benefits as 'perks'. Taking care of the people who take care of us is the standard. Click our benefits infographic to learn more about our industry-leading options that attract and retain top talent.  But donât just take our word for it, see what our current team members say about us on Glassdoor.
Simple Technology Solutions is a 8(a) HUBZone Company and we offer an annual $5,000 HUBZone bonus to team members that live in a qualified HUBZone and provide the required supporting documentation. To see if you could qualify for an annual HUBZone bonus, check out the HUBZone map HERE.
Simple Technology Solutions is looking for a Software Automation Engineer to add to our team.
Quick Position Overview:
- US Citizenship is required
- Active Public Trust preferred
- CompTIA Security+ cert or other US DoD 8570.1 compliant cert required
- minimum of 5 years' position related experience is required
The Role:
Simple Technology Solutions is looking for a Software Automation Engineer (DevOps) supporting development, design, modernization, and migration in support of a government multi-cloud environment with 30+ customer tenants and growing. Aside from technical qualifications, application should have effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
The applicant must have engineering and design experience and extensive automation and cloud knowledge and experience with integration, system analysis or programming experience, including developing cloud systems requirements and design specification. A passion for performance, strong desire for quality conformance, and attention to detail are prerequisites for this position.
The Software Automation Engineer at STS will:
- Guide teams in designing, building, testing and deploying changes to existing software
- Enhance the companyâs IT infrastructure security protocols
- Identify manual processes that can be automated
- Consider the organizationâs entire IT infrastructure when making changes and improvements
- Maintain and improve the companyâs cloud infrastructure
- Application of activity and data modeling, transaction/workflow analysis, internal control, and risk analysis.
- Modern business methods and performance measurement techniques
- Provides technical direction to personnel performing systems analysis and system/ subsystem development tasks
- Understanding of REST APIs, automation standards, use of CI/CD Pipelines
- Prepares reports, studies, and documentation, delivers presentations, and participates in meetings.
- Be prepared to provide sound advice as to prioritizing projects or tasks and when to delay
- Change and Configuration Management best practices
- Enforce quality standards for engineered solutions and promote continuous improvement
- Cross functional communication.
Education and Experience:
Required
- Ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust clearance
- CompTIA Security+ certification or other US DoD 8570.1 compliant certification
- Very strong Systems experience will include Windows Server and RHEL 8.
- Strong scripting experience with PowerShell or Python.
- Strong Terraform experience.
- Experience leveraging web APIâs including REST and SOAP.
- Familiarity with JSON, XML and YAML.
- Solid understanding of version control and using Git and tools such as Azure Repositories, Gitlab, Bitbucket, etc.
- Solid understanding of continuous integration concepts and CI/CD Tools
- Experience with remote system administration methods (WinRM, SSH).
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure and AWS).
- Experience working in teams using Agile methodologies including scrum or Kanban.
- 5+ years of integration, systems analysis, or programming experience
- 5+ years of developing cloud systems requirements and design specifications
- 3+ years of experience in automation
- Experience leading and collaborating with technical teams of diverse IT related skill sets
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of cloud technologies and deploying in Government environments.
- Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.
- Must be able to work the hours of 8am-5pm Eastern Time regardless of your home locationÂ
Preferred Certifications
- DevOps Certification in AWS or Azure
- AWS Certifications in specialty domains such as Advanced Networking or Security
- Other Certifications such as Red Hat Ansible
Wondering if you may qualify for a Government Security Clearance? Click HERE to find 5 questions you should ask yourself before applying for a job requiring a clearance!
Simple Technology Solutions, Inc. (STS) requires all team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious exemption is approved by STS. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination OR apply for a religious/medical accommodation ORÂ show proof of state exemption prior to the first day of employment. Failure to meet these requirements may affect your employment eligibility with STS.
STS is committed to equal employment opportunity. STS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, family responsibilities, matriculation, personal appearance, political affiliation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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Date Posted
12/15/2023
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