Lead DevSecOps Engineer

M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people, skills, clearance levels, and technologies to help organizations who desire improved performance and modern, sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to more than 30 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers nationwide. Our capabilities include digital transformation, software development, cloud migration, applications & infrastructure, cybersecurity, data delivery & analytics, and IT talent solutions.

M9 Solutions is seeking a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to work on a government contract for a client located in San Diego, CA.An active Top Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and deliver Infrastructure as Code software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of the network.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Cloud Native development.
• Build automated DevOps pipelines using tools like GitLab.
• Develop jobs for the deployment of various artifacts that constitute an application on a container-based environment such as Docker.
• Participate in development of advanced CI/CD processes to support deployments.
• Participate in design and architecture discussions and build environments using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Work extensively to deploy applications on Kubernetes clusters in an on-premises cloud environment.
• Automate repetitive tasks to eliminate toil and drive consistency and repeatability.
• Actively participate in incident response and root-cause analysis, support a blameless post-mortems culture.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI, or Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI.
• Work Authorization: ship is required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering/technical discipline and 6 - 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience using DevSecOps tools such as GitLab, GitOps, Bitbucket, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker, Fortify, Sonarqube, Chef/Ansible, Terraform, Nexus, Jenkins.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration/management tools.
• Understanding of AWS cloud services.
• Experience working with appropriate scripting languages and operating systems software (e.g., PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with version control systems, such as Git.
• Experience with Agile development and issue tracking systems, such as JIRA.
• Experience with UNIX and/or Linux.
• Experience leading a team of cross functional engineers to design and deploy scalable, highly available, secure cloud infrastructure that supports various applications and workloads.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Security 8570 certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• AWS or similar cloud provider experience.
• Solid understanding of Message Service NATS, Kafka, Redis.
• Strong Linux and networking background.
• Software development experience with C /Java.

Full-Time Employee Compensation

• M9 Solutions' pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include, but are not limited to, responsibilities of the position, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal equity, location, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
• M9 Benefits -

Salary Range

$60,000 - $180,000 USD

M9 Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled.

M9 Solutions, LLC (M9) is a Federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. M9 is subject to Executive Order 11246, which requires government contractors to take affirmative action to ensure that equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment. Please click here to complete M9's Voluntary Self-Identification Form and then email it to . Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact M9's Human Resources Department at or at .

With 14 years of proven delivery and steady growth, M9 Solutions is a unique small business with credible past performance and key capabilities offering project management services, solution architects, business analysts, program managers, technical architects, and technical consultants. M9 was recognized as an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2012. M9 Solutions believes that work should be fun, rewarding, and something everyone can be excited about. We offer a competitive compensation package and value diversity in driving the vision of the company.

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