Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer

Job Title : Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform EngineerLocation : Scottsdale, AZWage Range : 60-68Job Number : 25-02531Job Description : Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for an Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer to work from their Scottsdale, AZ facility.Qualifications : Requires a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 5 years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.Clearance Requirements : Department of Defense SECRET security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a SECRET clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required. ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES : As an Advanced Cloud DevOps and Platform Engineer, you will : Develop, evolve, and maintain CI / CD pipelines : Automating integration and deployment processes to ensure smooth and frequent releases by project teams (ie. GitLab CI).Infrastructure management : Automating and managing the infrastructure provisioning and configuration to support scalability and reliability (ie. Terraform, Ansible).Ensuring security integration : Implementing security automated measures at every stage of the software development lifecycle to prevent vulnerabilities.Collaboration : Working closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a culture of shared responsibility.Scripting and coding : Writing scripts and code to automate processes and integrate various systems and tools (ie. Python, Terraform ,Ansible).Continuous improvement : Continuously looking for ways to improve processes, tooling, and the overall system performance and security.Driving cloud solutions to realize benefits : Leverage cloud (ie. AWS / Azure GovCloud) for increased workflow efficiencies and realized scalable virtualized test environments. (ie. digital twins) Together with the MUOS Tools and CSEL development teams, you will support successful implementation of a PaaS in the Cloud through architecture guidance, best practices, data migration, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and more. Candidates should have demonstrated strengths and experience in some of the following areas : Experience working with, or are familiar with the differences between, public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environmentsContainer technologies such as Docker, or KubernetesDeployment of continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or ChefExperience maintaining production-grade applications in virtualized environments (cloud computing platforms and services) using automationCreation of pipelines, Ansible Playbooks, and / or Terraform configurations to automate administrative actions from resource creation to service configurationEffective communication and attention to detail Other beneficial experience : IT security practices including encryption, certificates, key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditingInstallation of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) technologies such as Amazon Web Services, OpenStack, RHOSP, or VIOManagement of Cloud Resources in Amazon Web Services, and / or AzurePlatform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Kubernetes, Rancher, or OpenShiftCloud automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or PackerOpen source server, messaging, load balancing, and database software (such as RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch)Scalable networking technologies such as Load Balancers (NGINX) / Firewalls and web standards (REST APIs, web security mechanisms) What sets you apart : Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycleCollaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for successExceptional communication, presentation, and influence management skills, with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideasExperienced in the art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutionsCommitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and othersEqual Opportunity Employer Veterans / Disabled

• While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to : job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life / short term disability / whole life / term life / accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.