Infrastructure Lead – DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and evolution of processes and infrastructure to execute programs supporting rapid capability maturation and deployment.
• Lead the integration of development pipelines leveraging automation with test-driven development tools and continuous integration/test frameworks.
• Define and implement the build, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring standards for the program.
• Ensure implementation of Software Configuration Management (SCM), code quality, and code coverage with automated testing for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Lead the Agile development team to deliver end‑to‑end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management framework.
• Lead the building and configuration of delivery environments supporting CI/CD tools using an Agile delivery methodology.
• Lead the creation of scripts and/or templates to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks.
• Work closely with development teams to create an automated continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) system.
• Work together with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Lead the monitoring and support for all installed systems and infrastructure.
• Lead the development of custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
• Lead the design of information and operational support systems.
• Lead the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of the operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Oversee the company’s security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Lead the evaluation of application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with the help of developers.

• United States Citizenship required.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance.
• Must have the willingness to submit and successfully pass a polygraph.
• Willing and able to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of software development experience; 10 years with a Master’s; 8 years with a Ph.D.; 16+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Comprehensive technical expertise in a variety of Dev Sec Ops  toolkits, including Ansible, Jenkins, Jira, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies.
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels.
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and AWS Cloud architecture, security, and management.
• Experience successfully leading teams.
• Experience with Agile processes and procedures.
• CISM, CISSP or other Security Certifications (Required in first 60 days).
• Experience creating, developing, and implementing solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements.
• Experience identifying the needs for building automation, designing, and implementing CI/CD solutions.
• Build or maintain CI/CD building blocks and shared libraries proactively for app and development teams to enable quicker build and deployment.
• Successful experience leading a team of Dev Ops Engineers and/or System Administrators.
• Experience with Software development and deploying software into a cloud environment.
• Experience with successfully maintaining and updating an operational software baseline.

Demonstrates extensive expertise in Dev Sec Ops  practices, including CI/CD pipeline development and automation, while ensuring security compliance and infrastructure management. Proven ability to lead teams in Agile environments and implement effective solutions for software deployment and operational efficiency.