Sr. DevSecOps Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Application Lifecycle Management Tools, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure, DevSecOps, Infrastructure As Code (IaC)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

The team supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO) Case Management System Office (CMSO) is organized into 16 sub agile teams. We develop integrated solutions using the Agile/SAFe Framework. We focus on software development within AO to deliver systems for the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) Portfolio, which consists of mission-critical case management and related software to support federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy court judges and staff and external stakeholders.

The current technology stack includes front-end web interfaces, web services, server-side business logic batch jobs such as extract-transform-load (ETL), and database backends. Developers (mostly) use Windows 10 computers for development and RedHat Linux is used for the dev/test/production environment. The current technical environment includes Informix, Java/Spring Boot, Perl, shell scripts, Docker, HTML/ CSS/ JavaScript/ AngularJS, cloud infrastructure, and mobile and web technologies.

The CM/ECF Sr. DevSecOps Engineer will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications.

The successful candidate should be capable of designing and developing cloud infrastructure and support the migration of legacy systems to the cloud.  The duties and assignments include translating high-level requirements into infrastructure solutions; provisioning and managing cloud environments on various platforms; defining and implementing an end-to-end ALM solution in the cloud; developing and supporting a migration plan from legacy on-premises infrastructure to multi-cloud/hybrid cloud platforms.   

In addition, the Sr. DevSecOps Engineer will execute the following responsibilities:

• Implement and manage the cloud infrastructure that will support the modernization of current enterprise applications and infrastructure upgrade of the current technology stack.
• Develop standards operating procedure and best practices, including performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Support the migration of legacy applications including legacy data from on-prem to chosen cloud platform.
• Performing team leader functions for projects involving multiple parties: managing deadlines; providing status reports; facilitating final testing and project sign-off as needed.
• Participate in an agile team to deliver seamless support for the modernization initiative.
• Review and provide feedback on functional and technical requirements.
• Define and propose solutions for meeting future requirements of the organization.
• Define and implement and end-to-end integrated software development lifecycle (SDLC) pipeline to include tools to support test-driven development (TDD), static code analysis, code reviews, continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery (CD), and automated security scanning.
• Define and implement applicable tools for monitoring, alerts, and control across various cloud environments to ensure compliance with SLAs.
• Working closely with other government architects and technical leads to follow industry best practices and standards that align with the Judiciary framework.
• Responsible for supporting cloud solution resources, both IaaS and PaaS, that enable the business to securely run sensitive workloads within a cloud.
• Investing in learning the software development efficiency of the entire office through teamwork, personal responsibility, individual and group training, and process improvement.
• Implementing and designing server, network, and software configurations for a cloud computing infrastructure and applications with a focus on DevOps principles.
• Monitoring the performance of systems.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in IT system engineering, systems development, systems coding and programming.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading at least one on-premises to cloud migration and/or experience leading a significant modernization initiative.
• Knowledge of large-scale infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques (IaaS/PaaS) including application migrations to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Comprehensive knowledge of security compliance and security control
• Proficient skills in shell scripting, Ruby, Perl, or Python.
• Strong experience implementing and supporting end-to-end automated DevSecOps pipelines and processes.
• Strong background in Infrastructure as code.
• Strong experience in and understanding of Cloud APIs and Cloud technologies with some programing experience.
• Experience providing operational (infrastructure, database, monitoring and control) support for multi-cloud/hybrid cloud platforms.
• Preferred certification for one or more of the following cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Oracle Cloud.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to different enterprise security requirements.
• Experience with DevOps tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Fisheye, GIT, Ansible, Ansible Tower, Selenium, HP Fortify, Bamboo, Maven, Crucible, SonarQube).
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google is preferred.

Communication and Organizational

• Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship.
• Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.

The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.