DevOps Engineer - Senior

Nationwide IT Services seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to help teams develop software solutions and refactor monolithic applications into microservices running in hardened containers. The role guides teams in using DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines, deploys and sustains a microservices factory, and supports implementations across on-premises and cloud environments for a federal customer.

Responsibilities:

• Guide application development teams as they refactor existing applications or create solutions that use DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and tools
• Define and oversee the strategy and architecture for continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring across technologies
• Deploy and sustain a microservices factory using COTS and open-source tools and hardened containers
• Lead DevOps practices and support the use of SAFe Agile methods for large-scale client environments
• Implement test-driven development (TDD) practices and drive an automated software development lifecycle toolchain
• Engineer complex technology implementations in a product-centric environment, including deployments on-premises and in the cloud
• Use scripting or basic programming to automate work and solve technical problems
• Apply configuration management and containerization tools appropriate to the project environment

Requirements:

• BA or BS degree
• SECRET Clearance
• SAFe Agile certification or an industry-recognized equivalent certification
• IT-II eligibility/clearance OR a current NACLC at the time the proposal is submitted
• Must hold an applicable Cloud Service Provider (CSP) certification
• Must hold CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification
• At least five years of Agile experience
• Demonstrated experience leading DevOps methodologies and defining SAFe Agile methodology for large-scale clients
• Experience driving CI/CD and monitoring strategy and architecture across technologies
• Experience implementing TDD methodologies and driving an automated software development lifecycle toolchain
• Experience deploying solutions in both on-premises and cloud environments and engineering complex implementations in a product-centric setting
• Experience with DevOps services using infrastructure-as-a-service providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, or RackSpace/OpenStack
• Scripting or basic programming skills are used to solve technical problems
• Experience with configuration management tools such as TFS, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, or LVM
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as LXC, Docker, Rocket, or OpenShift
• CSP certification, such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Azure SA
• DoD 8570 certification, such as Security+