Junior DevOps Engineer

**\*\*ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED\*\*** Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps Engineer at D2 Tech Services. Here, you'll tailor cutting\-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours. As a DevOps Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA. How a DevOps Engineer will make an Impact In this role, you'll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high\-quality, cost \-effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers' operations. As a DevOps Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: * Automate and optimize service deployments * Integrate with enterprise authentication services * Establish and improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems * Architect, build, and maintain on\-prem and cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives * Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc) * Administer production, staging and development environments * Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor security and system related incidents * Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage * Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools * Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation * Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing * Work with A\&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems * Maintain documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks * Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion * Manage operational readiness board – present at weekly meetings and determine if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability * Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner * Participate in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings * On\-call support will be required Required Skills: * 2\+ years of relevant experience * Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift) * Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes * Understanding of GitLab or other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools * Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices * Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting * Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design * Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills * Strong communication and interpersonal skills * Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised * Experience with deploying On\-Prem infrastructure Desired Skills: * Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes based environment using Gitlab and Helm * Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.) * Ability to write and use unit and functional testing * Experience using Jira and Confluence **Additional Information** * All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. * Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $115\-$125k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above\-stated range. * Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more! *D2 Technical Services is committed to a merit\-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. As a Veteran\-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience. Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.*