Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer

General DynamicsPittsburgh, PA, USA

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Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements :

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 2+ years of job-related experience or a Master's degree. Agile experience preferred.

Clearance Requirements :

Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS / SCI security clearance required within a reasonable time from the point of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES :

As an Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer, you will :

Develop automation to create and maintain several PaaS deployments
Automatically configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure consisting of identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, deployment and more
Work closely with our team to plan major updates and enhancements to our products

In this role, you are the Platform Engineer working with Critical internal and external Platform consumers. Together with the team, you will support successful implementation of a PaaS in the Cloud through architecture guidance, best practices, data migration, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and more.

Candidates should have demonstrated strengths and experience in some of the following areas :

Experience working with, or are familiar with the differences between, public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environments

Container technologies such as Docker, or Kubernetes

Deployment of continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef

Experience maintaining production-grade applications in virtualized environments (cloud computing platforms and services) using automation

Creation of pipelines, Ansible Playbooks, and / or Terraform configurations to automate administrative actions from resource creation to service configuration

Effective communication and attention to detail

Other beneficial experience :

IT security practices including encryption, certificates, key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditing

Installation of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) technologies such as Amazon Web Services, OpenStack, RHOSP, or VIO

Management of Cloud Resources in Amazon Web Services, and / or Azure

Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Kubernetes, Rancher, or OpenShift

Cloud automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or Packer

Open source server, messaging, load balancing, and database software (such as RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch)

Scalable networking technologies such as Load Balancers (NGINX) / Firewalls and web standards (REST APIs, web security mechanisms)

What sets you apart :

Strong understanding of software development process, as well as software engineering concepts, principles, and theories

Creative thinker capable of applying new information quickly to solve challenging problems

Comfortable providing technical leadership

Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success

Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Our Commitment to You :

An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.

Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security

Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9 / 80 schedule)

Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more

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Workplace Options :

This position allows for Flex work (Hybrid Remote / On-site). Please note that this this position is not 100% remote.

While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsburgh, PA Office.

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Target salary range : USD $88, - USD $95,;This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

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Cloud Platform Engineer • Pittsburgh, PA, USA