What are the responsibilities and job description for the DevOps Engineer position at Base-2 Solutions, LLC?
Job Description:
Base-2 Solutions is seeking a talented and driven DevOps Engineer to join our team. Our DevOps Engineers are essential to delivering secure, scalable, and efficient infrastructure solutions in support of national defense and mission-critical systems. We are looking for candidates who excel in automation, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), cloud technologies, and system reliability. Ideal candidates will demonstrate versatility, strong problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset to bridge development and operations teams, streamlining the delivery of high-quality software and systems.
Responsibilities:
Designs, implements, and manages CI/CD pipelines to automate software builds, testing, deployment, and monitoring using tools like Jenkins and Gitlab.
Develops infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Supports cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), including provisioning, scaling, and security configurations.
Implements and manages containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, and similar tools.
Monitors system performance, identifies bottlenecks, and ensures high availability and reliability of infrastructure and applications.
Collaborates with development, security, and operations teams to integrate DevSecOps principles and ensure secure, compliant deployments.
Manages and configures version control systems, build tools, and collaboration platforms.
Troubleshoots infrastructure, deployment, and system issues in real-time, ensuring minimal downtime.
Automates routine system administration tasks, configuration management, and environment provisioning.
Supports security compliance efforts and documentation, ensuring systems meet relevant regulatory requirements.
Experience with some or all of the following:
CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Bamboo, CircleCI
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef
Containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm
Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (focus on cloud-native services and security best practices)
Version control systems: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Monitoring and logging tools: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), CloudWatch
Operating systems: Linux, Unix, Windows
Scripting languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Groovy
Collaboration and issue tracking tools: JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow
Security best practices and compliance frameworks: DoD STIGs, NIST SP 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP
Build tools: Maven, Gradle, Ant
Networking fundamentals, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, DNS
Security Certifications such as CISSP, Security
Technical Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Docker Certified Associate, Security
