Development Operations; DevOps) Engineer

• Full-time
• Organization:
  Computing
• Category:
  Information Technology/Computing
• Employee Referral Bonus: $1500
• Job Code 1: SES.
  1 Science & Engineering MTS 1
• Pre-Employment Drug Test:
  Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
• Pre-Placement Medical Exam:
  Not applicable
• Security Clearance:
  Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for a Dev Ops engineer to join Livermore Computing’s Platform Services Team responsible for a robust, scalable, infrastructure that combines HPC and cloud-related approaches. You will support and develop tools and services for LC users on a variety of hardware platforms. The goal is to support state of the art tools for developers and scientists, including LC’s on-premises services described at https://hpc.llnl.gov/services/cloud

(e.g. Persistent Data Services, containers, object storage, and workflow tools). This position is in the Livermore Computing Division within the Computing Directorate.

Business needs require that this position have an on-site presence multiple days a week. Telecommuting options will be limited.

You will

• Build, deploy, support, and enhance containerized applications and software stacks in LC Open Shift/Kubernetes clusters using established tools, processes, and practices.
• Identify and communicate technical issues and contribute to solutions using established Dev Ops practices.
• Perform software engineering using established development practices, tools, and processes for achieving robust software quality; including testing, configuration management, change management, and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with other technical teams/developers to ensure solutions are secure and integrated with other services as appropriate.
• Provide timely, customer-focused support and guidance to HPC users of assigned tools and services..
• Assist with administration and maintenance of Open Shift/Kubernetes infrastructure in Linux environments, following established operational, development, and security requirements.
• Assist with evaluating, deploying, and maintaining monitoring, alerting, and logging tools for assigned Dev Ops infrastructure. Support and improve automating deployments of infrastructure services and applications with the design principles of high availability and zero downtime updates.
• Work with users, LC/LLNL security, and other Dev Ops engineers regarding use of on-premises and third-party, cloud-based AI offerings, while understanding what is available, what LC users want to use, and whether it satisfies LC security.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Familiarity with deploying web applications and/or micro-services in a containerized environment (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Open Shift).
• Familiarity with software testing and implementing continuous integration pipelines.
• Fundamental…