Test Automation & DevOps Engineer

Job Title:

Test Automation & Dev Ops Engineer

Job Category:
Engineering

Time Type:
Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type:
Regular

Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Type of Travel:
None

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* The Opportunity:

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* ** CACI is seeking a talented Operational Systems Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA to help lead the implementation, system administration, and O&M for client's scalable cross-platform software test automation system. Your work will focus on designing, engineering and extending an existing system (DART) and re-implementation of an application layer for test automation that enables open-source infrastructure as code (IAC) technologies (e.g. Ansible, Terraform), and Dev Ops tools (e.g. Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira) as well as supporting legacy python bindings and modern REST endpoints with swagger documentation.*
* ** The successful candidate will provide a professional evaluation, use-case alignment, and assessment of the potential technology stack, including support for physical hardware, KVM, Proxmox, and VMWare-based and other hypervisor platforms and tradeoffs before initial implementation with management approval.  The goal includes ability scale our software test automation to support AI-integrated rapid software projects, including using LLMs for agile automation development in addition to legacy workloads.*
* ** Be part of a department with an expanding range of programs focusing on Cyber Operations, where you get to grow on and between programs with peers who are dedicated to advancing national security. Participate in fun team outings and team building events where you get to engage with your co-workers and expand your career network. We are a fun, engaging environment with a management team focused on growing your career and making you a part of our future.

We offer bonus compensation plans that demonstrate you being appreciated for working on the program and being a part of our team. You'll get paid for cyber events and training, such as our Capture the Flag Events, Internal Research and Development opportunities as well as prepaid courses to nationally recognized certification courses to grow your career. You can learn more about our program by accessing the landing page: VORPAL Jobs () ()*
* ** Responsibilities:*
* ** Design, engineer/develop, and implement IT systems used by the client's mission network to support end users*
* ** Apply knowledge of operational tradecraft at OSI model layers 1-4*
* ** Identify opportunities to integrate efficiencies into innovative IT systems that enhance the cyber mission*
* ** Work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous setting, distilling complex technical concepts into actionable insights for leadership*
* ** Ability to run a project independently from inception to completion, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and final documentation with minimal supervision*
* ** Brief colleagues and mission partners on operational methodology, tool development, equipment functionality, and technical/operational deconfliction*
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* Qualifications:

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Required:

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* ** Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline (i.e., Computer Science, Computer Engineering), with a minimum of 5+ years' experience in a relevant technical field to the position*
* ** Active TS/SCI clearance with required polygraph*
* ** 5+ years programming efficiency in Python and strong knowledge of C++ for developing robust applications*
* ** 5+ years demonstrating an ability to lead the design, architecture and development of enterprise-scale applications*
* ** 5+ years developing agnostic operating system-based platforms, to include applications across both Linux and Windows ecosystems to support diverse testing targets*
* ** Experience automating and managing multiple hypervisor platforms (both VMWare and KVM) to host complex, scalable, and highly customized environments*
* ** Familiarity with Dev Ops principles, experience with Docker for containerization, and working experience with CI/CD pipelines for automation of testing and deployment*
* ** Experience developing end-to-end automation…