DevOps Engineer

Description

• To deploy triage and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes Elasticsearch backend and Kafka messaging
• Enhance improve and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes to facilitate faster development quicker error detection and resilient deployments
• Design develop and support scalable redundant infrastructure to include physical and virtualized environments
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments to support new feature requirements.
• Collaborate with System Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working in coordination/collaboration with SE team members and Architect team
• Participate in Agile release planning scrum of scrums bug triage design sessions and other meetings

• BS in Engineering Computer Science Systems Engineering or related field or equivalent experience with 8 years in software development system engineering or related field. 6 years of experience with Masters degree.
• Must have an active Top Secret/ SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
• Knowledgeable in navigating Linux OS
• Experienced with container / container orchestration specifically Kubernetes
• Skilled with CI/CD pipeline orchestration and the use of Gitlab
• Comfortable with Elastic Search Logstash Kibana
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning coordination and task execution

• Experience with systems at scale
• Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
• Experience with development i.e. Bash PowerShell SALT Python Groovy Java etc.
• Experience on a production/ enterprise system
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
• Kafka or other message passing systems (AMQP JMS)
• Kubernetes monitoring e.g. Prometheus/ Graphana
• GPU-based Kubernetes
• SALT for deployment automation
• Helm and Helmfile
• Nexus

About Xcelerate Solutions:
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean VA Xcelerate Solutions () is one of Americas fastest-growing companies. Xcelerates cultureis definedby our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees hasbeen recognizedby our inclusion on the Washington Business Journals 50 Best Places to Work list as well as being a Great Place to Work certified company with a 4.6 star and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion age equal pay disability veteran status sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicants or an employees disability.

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