Devops Engineer

Leidos QTC Health Services is seeking a qualified DevOps Engineer to support the Systems Engineering Organization within our Office of Technology.
This is a remote opportunity.
The DevOps Engineer will support the Systems Engineering Organization within the Office of Technology and around the efforts surrounding the optimization of engineering and integration processes associated with existing and new capabilities within the Leidos QTC Health Services capability portfolio. This position will work on the DevOps team and work closely with the Chief Engineer, the engineering/architecture team, and development teams to create strategies, plans, and processes in order to test out proof of concept technologies that may roll out in future QTC capabilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support DevOps planning and execution across all environments, to include data center/on-prem, AWS Cloud and Azure Cloud environments
• Develop and support containerized micro services within a Kubernetes cluster
• Development of micro services to implement new capabilities or enhance existing services
• Full stack implementation and support capabilities
• Creative problem solving of issues that arise in local and production environments
• Own tasks through analysis, implementation, and production deployment
• Work closely with Operations team to provide repeatable, automated process
• Support CI/CD automation related to services
• Mentor other team members through code reviews and one-on-one sessions
• Create adequate and understandable documentation for services
• Communicate effectively across product, development, operations, and application security teams
• Participate in the introduction of new capabilities and the enhancement or troubleshooting of existing capabilities

Competencies:

• Understand strategic direction and lead team to reach goals
• Use judgment to determine solutions to complex problems
• Collaborate with development teams to understand project deliverables and promote SecDevOps culture
• Strong verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels and thrive in a cross-functional environment
• Requirements interpretation and decomposition
• Ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies when encountered
• Work independently within a matrixed organization
• Agile software development (Kanban, Scrum), including testing

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 14+ years of professional experience
• Experience working in AWS/Azure cloud environment, solution architecture with AWS/Azure.
• Experience on a project with at least 1 yr duration implementing automation frameworks including one or more of the following: Ansible, Gitlab CI, Python, shell scripting
• Experience using or implementing development & automation tools such as Git, Jira, Terraform, Packer, Consul, Vault, Kubernetes, Nexus, Maven,
• Experience designing and implementing container-based applications
• Experience scripting and/or programming in a Unix, Linux, Windows environment
• Experience architecting and implementing solutions using container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Konvoy, OpenShift, or Mesos
• Experience architecting and implementing solutions using private or public cloud
• Experience integrating DevOps pipeline with test automation tools
• Experience architecting and implementing infrastructure as code solutions Strong development experience with:
  
  • Java, Javascript/Typescript, Spring based microservices, REST API's (JSON, XML), Containerization (Docker), Container Orchestration (Kubernetes), Junit
• Exposure to:
  
  • Angular, Skaffold, AWS, Linux (RHEL or Debian/Ubuntu), Scripting (Bash, Python), CI/CD automation (e.g. Gitlab, Jenkins), Automated unit and integration testing (e.g. Junit, Jasmine, Selenium)
• Must be able to successfully pass National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigation

Preferred Qualifications:

• DevOps and operational support experience
• Experience with health system infrastructure architecture and implementation
• Experience with the following technologies is desired:
  
  • Gitlab pipeline automation
  • Ansible
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) architecture design, deployment, migration, and sustainment
  • AWS Managed Services
  • Static code analysis & quality (e.g. Sonarqube, Sqale, JArchitect, Fortify)
  • Container/Artifact Registries (e.g. Nexus, Harbor)
  • Cybersecurity implementations
  • Identity and access management

Compensation and Benefits: Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. As a result, we offer meaningful and engaging careers to support you and your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
The Leidos QTC Health Services pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to): geographic location, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Leidos QTC Health Services collaborates closely with government and non-government customers to address current and future program needs within the health services domain. We specialize in disability-focused medical examinations, independent medical exams and review services, occupational health services, diagnostic testing, and case management solutions. As innovators, we focus on advancing technologies that improve service delivery, with a particular emphasis on enhancing accessibility for examinees in rural communities. With a proven track record of continuous improvement and steady growth, we now handle over 2 million appointments annually. Visit www.qtcm.com for more information.
Commitment to Diversity: Leidos QTC Health Services is a VEVRAA Federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company has an ongoing commitment to affirmative action and the creation of a workplace free of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The company recruits, hires, trains, and promotes individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, people with disabilities protected under law, and protected veteran status.
* This job description supersedes all prior job descriptions and is intended to describe the general content and essential requirements for the position listed above. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of requirements, duties and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to add or change the duties of this position as required at any time.
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