Staff DevOps Engineer

Job description

**Description**

ARA is looking for a Staff DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in OpenShift and you need to have a solid understanding of DevOps principles, container orchestration, and cloud-native application development.

The Staff DevOps Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployment and scalability of applications within OpenShift environments.

**Staff DevOps Engineer Key Responsibilities:**

+ **OpenShift Management** : Design, deploy, and manage OpenShift clusters to support containerized applications
+ **CI/CD Pipeline Development** : Build and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes
+ **Automation** : Develop and implement automation scripts to optimize infrastructure deployment, scaling, and maintenance using tools like Ansible, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
+ **Monitoring & Troubleshooting** : Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to ensure high availability and performance of OpenShift environments.

Troubleshoot production issues and resolve them efficiently
+ **Collaboration** : Work closely with developers, QA, and operations teams to integrate DevOps solutions into the development lifecycle
+ **Cloud Integration** : Manage hybrid and multi-cloud deployments, ensuring seamless integration between OpenShift and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
+ **Security** **& Compliance** : Implement security best practices for containers and Kubernetes, ensure compliance with industry standards, and conduct regular security audits
+ **Performance Optimization** : Tune application performance, load balancing, and scaling strategies within OpenShift clusters
+ **Documentation** : Maintain thorough documentation of infrastructure, systems, and processes

**Offer is contingent upon contract award.**

**Staff DevOps Engineer Position Requirements:**

+ **Must be a US citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance**
+ Bachelors degree in a related field along with 5-7 years of relevant work experience **OR** 13-15 years of years of experience in lieu of a degree
+ **Experience with OpenShift:** 3+ years of hands-on experience managing and administering OpenShift clusters
+ **Kubernetes Expertise:** Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, deployments, and associated tools
+ **Containerization:** Proficiency in Docker, container orchestration, and microservices architecture
+ **Automation Tools:** Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or similar IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools
+ **CI/CD Pipelines:** Experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, Minikube, or similar tools
+ **Scripting and Programming:** Proficient in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Java, Terraform or Groovy
+ **Cloud Platforms:** Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure and their integration with OpenShift
+ **Monitoring & Logging:** Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools like ELK stack or Splunk
+ **Version Control:** Proficiency in Git and experience with version control practices in a team environment
+ **Security:** Knowledge of container security best practices, including vulnerability scanning and network policies

**Staff DevOps Engineer Preferred Qualifications:**

+ An active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance
+ OpenShift Certified Administrator (OCA) or Kubernetes certification
+ Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud architectures
+ Understanding of networking in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
+ Familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to incident resolution
+ Experience in implementing DoD STIG’s and RMF Assessment Knowledge

**Who is ARA?**

Do you want to work for a purpose?

Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company.

We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979.

ARA has over 2,353 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly.

Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm.

The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.

Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company.

To find out more about what the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/

**Qualifications**

**Education**
**Preferred**

+ Bachelors or better

**Experience**
**Required**

+ 5-7 years: Relevant Work Experience

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