What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior DevOps Engineer position at Spalding Consulting?
Spalding Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in Patuxent River, MD. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding Consulting offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: <$180K (depending on experience)
Work Location: Hybrid remote/in-office (see on-site requirements below).
**On-Site Requirements: On-boarding will require 1-2 visits to Patuxent River, MD. Additionally, preference may be given to candidates residing within 60 miles of Patuxent River, MD to support future onsite tasking. Future on-site/telework requirements/schedules may change as additional client direction is received.
Essential Functions:
- Develop DevOps functionality for CI/CD pipeline solutions; improve and maintain GitLab pipeline configurations.
- Understand/interpret Cyber Security guidelines to resolve code vulnerabilities.
- Maintain, monitor, and proactively research/pilot solutions to optimize and improve the parent scan pipeline; provide recommendations for technology advancement to streamline CI/CD tools and processes.
- Assist with monthly GitLab upgrades
- Configure customer projects/access to pipeline, including configuring git on customer assets and credentials in customer repositories.
- Onboard new applications/customers to the CI/CD environment, working closely with application developers to provide training/technical guidance/troubleshooting assistance.
- Craft/help customers craft gitlab-ci.yaml files to orchestrate their child pipelines or test projects; create, maintain, update, and monitor health checks.
- Research, perform analysis of alternatives, recommend technical solutions, and architect new CI/CD environments and pipelines, such as Cloud migration or supporting classified systems.
- Provide demos/overviews/briefs/newsletters regarding the pipeline and/or associated tools to customers and/or leadership of various levels.
- Update and maintain documentation.
- Provide mentorship to junior teammates.
- Other duties as assigned or required.
Requirements
- CI/CD implementation experience required.
- Design/development of DevOps pipelines experience required.
- Proficient communication and documentation skills with experience preparing technical guidance, how-to instructions, test plans, demos, and/or presenting training to internal and external stakeholders required.
- CompTIA Security certification required; if the candidate does not currently have their certification, they must be willing to obtain within 90 days of onboarding.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced technical environment.
- BS/BA degree and 10 years related experience OR AA/AS degree and 14 years related experience OR HS and 16 years related experience.
Security Clearance:
Active TS/SSBI clearance desired or active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SSBI.
Education:
BS/BA degree and 10 years related experience OR AA/AS degree and 14 years related experience OR HS and 16 years related experience.
Salary : $180,000
