Saalex Solutions is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. They are seeking a senior-level DevOps Engineer with strong developer experience supporting containerized applications to identify, prove out, test, and implement pipeline process improvements.
Responsibilities:
- 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 GitLab upgrades as received from the vendor (i.e. bi-weekly, monthly, etc.; requires evening support)
- 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
- Experience with specific CI/CD related tools such as GitLab Ultimate, Nexus, DORA metrics, and Prisma Cloud (formerly Twistlock) preferred
- Experience with OpenShift, Nexus, Amazon ECS is a plus