Lead DevOps Engineer

About the Team:

Information processing and sense-making systems are the lifeblood of national security effortsfacilitatingan understanding of the global situation strategic planning and tactical execution. The reliability accessibility and sophistication of these systems candeterminethe outcomes of conflicts before they begin. STRs Analytics and Command & Control (AC2) Division focuses on developing actionable advanced technology solutions to provide asymmetric advantages within the information domain.

The Mission Applications (MA) Group within the AC2 Division specializes in ensuring the technology that STR creates produces outsized mission impact.Staff within the MA group have a deep understanding of missions and technology needs for national security with skills targeting transition of technology to operational use including product management UX Product implementation software integration & mission engineering platform engineeringDevOps and program management.MA staff combine with other science and engineering staff from the various STR research and development groups to form dedicated product teams focused on accelerating the operational transition ofcutting-edgesoftware technologies.

This role will take advantage of STRs flexible hybrid environment when the work does not require use of STRs facilities you are welcome to workremotely. Youshould expect to spend someportionof time every week(2-3 days)in STRs can expect tosupportsoftwareapplicationsdeployed on classified operational networks that can onlybe accessed at STR or government facilities.

The Role:

As a DevOps Engineer in the Mission Applications Group you will work as part of tightly knit Agile software teams to design and implement Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for various unique deployment environments.

What you will do:

• Support cloud (e.g. AWS) toolsets in unclassified environments
• Configure and maintain multiple CI/CD environments at different classification levels focusing on developer productivity application performance security monitoring and alerting
• Liaision with corporate IT to ensure team infrastructure toolsets are configured maintained reliable and in compliance with Department of Defense standards
• Coaching team members on DevOps best practices while continuously helping to improve processes

Who You Are:

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance for which U.S citizenship is required by the U.S government
• BS in Computer Science Information Technology or related technical field with 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Experience with all relevant technologies including:
  • CI/CD tools (Gitlab) and pipeline automation
  • Cloud platforms (such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud) and automated provisioning tools (such as Ansible or Chef)
  • Containerization technologies such as Docker and Podman
  • Kubernetes management solutions such as EKS and Rancher
  • Experience deploying and monitoring Kubernetes clusters and pod configurations
  • Basic knowledge of Linux System Administration
  • Knowledge of Python and Linux Shell
  • Knowledge of Cyber Security fundamentals

• Organized detail-oriented and with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated experience as an effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences

Even Better:

• Advanced Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related technical field
• Experience in:
  • Full web-service stack including databases logging and monitoring
  • Project tracking tools such as Jira
  • Designing deploying and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
  • GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux
  • Deploying and maintaining artifact repositories (such as Nexus Artifactory)
  • Deploying and configuring static and dynamic code analysis tools (such as SonarQube Coverity)
  • Platforms such as ArgoCD Flux or TerraForm
  • Leading teams in an Agile/SCRUM software development process
  • Current Security Certification

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $175000 - $240000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as but not limited to the candidates experience education training key skills/critical skills security clearances and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston MA Arlington VA near Dayton OH Melbourne FL and Carlsbad CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense intelligence and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors radar sonar communications and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STRis committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people culture and attitude along with their unique set of skills experiences and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We cant do it alone though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us more info.

STRis an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race color religion sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status national origin age veteran status disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process email us atand provide your contact info.

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.