Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior Dev Ops Engineer Why This is an Exciting Role:

We are seeking a skilled Dev Ops Engineer tosupport development efforts as well as deployment of a critical government information system. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Git Lab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus Repository management, and building and maintaining

Apache

Solrclusters with Zookeeper in production environments.

You willbe responsible forautomatingbuild,test,and deployment processes, managing artifact repositories, and orchestrating infrastructure upgrade sin

Windows Server environmentsandinAWS cloud infrastructure. Strongexpertisein Windows Server administration, AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Cloud Formation/Terraform), and infrastructure-as-code practices are essential. Experience with containerization and container orchestration strategies for Java applications, configuration management tools, and implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments is highly valued.

• Hands-on experience with Git Lab CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and maintenance
• Proficiency in Nexus Repository management for artifact storage and dependency management
• Production experience building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with Zookeeper
• Strong Windows Server administration and infrastructure upgrade orchestration
• AWS cloud services expertise: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3,RDS
• Infrastructure-as-code proficiency:
  Cloud Formation and/or Terraform
• Containerization experience with Java applications
• Configuration management tools experience
• VMware on-premises environment administration
• Security controls implementation in hybrid environments (VMand cloud)

• Design, implement, and maintain Git Lab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
• Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments
• Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management
• Develop andmaintainprocedures andinfrastructureautomationsolutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD pipeline issues
• Build andmaintaincontainer images as needed

• Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with Zookeeper in production
• Administer and upgrade Windows Server environments
• Plan and execute VMware to AWS migration strategies
• Configure and manage AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3,RDS)
• Collaborate with DBAs on RDS setup and configuration onAWS
• Support standalone Oracle database environments
• Monitor system performance and implement optimizations

• Work closely with development team on CI/CD pipeline support
• Troubleshoot developer workstation setup issues
• Resolve build and deployment issues
• Debug interface and integration problems
• Provide technical guidance on containerization strategies
• Support development team for end-to-end buildout of entire application components.
• Support development environment configuration and tooling

• Implement security controls in VMware and AWS environments
• Apply security best practices for government information systems
• Ensure compliance with security policies and standards
• Manage IAM policies and access controls

• Execute infrastructure modernization initiatives
• Documentdatamigration strategies and procedures during deployment/upgrades
• Minimize downtime during transition sand upgrades

• 18 Years of experience in Software or Systems Engineering roles or ahighly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
• A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.

• Hands-on experience setting up build infrastructure with
  
  GitLabfor development
• Experience with Nexus repository or similar package repository for Java applications
• Strong expertise in Windows Server administration to include working on Windows Server orVM to setup andmaintainauthentication via LDAP or Active Directory.
• Strong expertise insetting up and/or managing services in AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Cloud…