1293 - Junior DevOps Engineer

at  Sigma Defense

Sigma Defense is seeking a Junior-level DevOps Engineer to provide on-site support in Patuxent River, MD USA with experience modernizing large, legacy applications to help us build and run a full DevSecOps environment and workflow for the MINOTAUR Family of Systems (Fos).

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a citizen of the United States.
• 2-3 years of experience in an IT-related job (e.g., DevOps, Software, System Administration, etc.)
• 1+ years of CI/CD and pipeline development, preferably GitLab CI.
• 1+ years of containerization experience in the following:
• Building container images
• Migrating applications to containers
• 1+ years of software development life cycle (Git, Release Process, etc.)
• Optional: 1+ year of Kubernetes experience to include installing, maintaining, deploying applications, etc.
• Optional: 1+ years of software development experience.
• Optional: 1- 3 years of experience working on MINOTAUR Family of Systems (FoS)
• Must have the ability to work on-site In Lexington Park, Maryland USA (NAS- Pax River).
• Experience writing clear, high-quality, maintainable, and extendable code with best practices of automated tests.
• Strong development and programming experience in any one of the following languages:
• C, C++, Java experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with at least one scripting language, preferably Python.
• Experience performing software development in a DevOps environment utilizing tools such as Git, Jenkins, Jira, Artifactory, Confluence, and Bitbucket.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Six months or more of SCRUM Master experience.
• Experience with Advanced Networking Tactical System (ANTS) Operational Support System (OSS).

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Software Development, Cybersecurity, or related field of study.

SOFTWARE/PROGRAMS EXPERIENCE:

• Programming/Scripting Languages: C, C++, Java, Bash.
• Code Repositories and CI/CD: GitLab and GitLab-CI.
• Atlassian Tools: Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
• Scanning Tools: Fortify, Sonarqube, Anchore.
• Testing Tools: Eggplant, SikuliX.
• Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linus 7/8.
• Container Runtimes and Orchestrators: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes.

• Participate in software development projects.
• Develop high-quality software design and architecture.
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.
• Perform validation and verification testing.
• Produce clean code by means of best practices and automated tests, and review and debug as necessary.
• Collaborate with and lead the Engineering team, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and project management expertise to deliver successful software projects.
• Identify needs and execute tasks within the software development life cycle.
• Review software and ensure it is up to date with the latest technologies and standards.
• Document development phases and monitor systems.
  Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000 annually.