DevOps / Platform Engineer II

$100,000 - $130,000/Yr

Forward Slope - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - San Diego, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Forward Slope Inc. currently has multiple openings for DevOps/Platform Engineer II. This position has needs for on-site, hybrid, and remote work environments with ideal candidates being geographically located in San Diego, CA. Typically, on-site work will be 3 days per week. This position has the option to work a 9/80 schedule, which is a compressed work schedule, with alternate Fridays off. This position may have an opportunity for foreign travel if desired.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement innovative technologies for automating, integrating, and delivering containerized web applications and services for the Department of Defense (DoD).
• Work with highly talented professionals and subject matter experts to design, implement, and sustain mission-critical software systems that provide US Navy warfighters with the tools and resources for successfully planning and executing missions.
• Use containers and orchestration platforms and configuration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, Helm) to deploy software using microservice architecture to support Navy DevSecOps initiatives.
• Develop security hardened container images to comply with operational DoD compliance.
• Create and maintain automated Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline daily software development and cybersecurity operations.

Requirements

• Currently hold an active U.S. security clearance, or able to obtain one.
• CompTIA Security+ Certified (or able to obtain one within 30 days).
• Demonstrated 2-5 years of DevOps experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, containerd, etc.).
• Experience with container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm).
• Experience with Infrastructure- and Configuration-as-Code (e.g., Ansible, Vagrant, Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD automation tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Tekton, AWS Code Build, Azure DevOps Pipelines, etc.).
• Experience with Linux operating systems (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) in a headless capacity.
• Experience with Automation and Scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc.).
• Knowledge of cyber security practices (e.g., STIG, host hardening, etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent.
• Experience with data pipeline tools (i.e., Apache NiFi, Kafka, Databricks, MinIO).
• Experience with cyber security tools (i.e., OpenSCAP, Snyk, JFrog Xray, Anchore).
• Experience with secret management tools such as HashiCorp Vault.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud computing infrastructure or development (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Experience in full-stack software development (e.g., Java, C#/.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL).
• Experience utilizing Atlassian suite (i.e., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) or equivalent (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub, etc.).
• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress).
• Experience configuring OIDC and OAuth applications.

Benefits

• Telework option available.
• Flexible working hours based on job needs.
• Great and fun work culture.
• Amazing benefits package for full time employees (including 90% employer contribution for employee medical benefits).
• 3 weeks of PTO a year.
• 11 paid company holidays a year.
• Team Building - Continuous appreciation events for our employees.
• Education and Professional Development - programs to help you with your educational and professional growth!
• Free coffee/snacks and occasional free food.