DevOps Cloud Engineer / Application Deployment Specialist

$136,000 - $184,000/Yr

General Dynamics - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Arlington, VA

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As a DevOps Cloud Engineer at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), you will play a crucial role in delivering innovative solutions to complex problems for the Department of Defense. Your primary focus will be on automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services, ensuring system reliability and efficiency, and managing software releases. This position emphasizes the importance of user experience and career growth within a mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Automate the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services.
• Manage system tuning for reliability and efficiency.
• Guide and manage software releases for new features.
• Support users through consolidation and troubleshoot system-related problems.
• Perform administrative operations of server hardware and software.
• Ensure system security and execute practices and procedures.
• Remain current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments.
• Provide expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications.

Requirements

• Must have experience in deploying applications from end to end in an Enterprise Cloud environment.
• 5 years of IT and/or software experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Participated in or led agile development teams.
• In-depth understanding of DevOps methodologies.
• Worked with Continuous Integration tools such as Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, or TeamCity.
• Experience in VMware vSphere / ESXi / NSX-T.
• Experience with networking and related technologies (e.g., load balancing, DNS, SSL, firewalls, NAT, SDN).
• Experienced in using Git.
• Experience in release management.
• Experience supporting production systems using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Competent to work at a high technical level on all phases of systems engineering activities.
• Excellent communication and briefing skills; shows tact; effective listening skills and follow through.
• Solid work ethic and the ability to work in a mission-critical environment.
• Detail-oriented and organized; able to understand information systems and ensure accuracy of work.
• Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience.
• DOD 8570 IAT Level II required (Level III preferred).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and OpenStack.
• Experience with automation/orchestration tools such as Chef, Ansible, BOSH.
• Experience with platform as a service products like Cloud Foundry, Heroku, or Elastic Beanstalk.
• Experience working with DNS, NTP, SAML, OAuth 2, Active Directory.
• Understanding of systems monitoring, alerting, and analytics tools (e.g., Prometheus, New Relic, AppDynamics, etc.).
• Background in Windows deployment, automation, and related technologies.
• Experience with database technologies (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL) and messaging middleware technologies (e.g., RabbitMQ).

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Paid vacation and holidays