DevOps Engineer

Overview

By Light Company is looking for a DevOps Engineer.   Our team directly supports the DOD Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) to collaborate to evolve our Cyber Range portfolio. The DevOps Engineer works remotely as a member of the development and integration team charged with the integration, production, testing, and deployment of software installation packages for integration into cyber ranges.

General DevOps duties include: creation and maintenance of online distribution repos, development of Linux based packages and patches, development and testing of end-user installation strategies, automation of build and deployment processes.

General duties include: requirements gathering and analysis, design, coding, testing and validation, and research.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for automating software builds and range configurations.
• Responsible for Linux software package creation and deployment and for creation and maintenance of the on-line distribution repository. 
• Responsible for creating infrastructure as code environments for complex virtualized networks.
• Responsible for platform testing of package installations. 
• Develop and maintain end-user software installation documentation. 
• Document build, test, and deploy processes.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Three (3) years of DevOps experience
• Understanding of Networking, Linux Systems, Windows, Testing, Agile Software Development/Software Development Life Cycle
• Expertise with Linux software packaging, repos, deployment and Linux virtualization (KVM)
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Delivery
• Experience with GitLab/Bitbucket

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Experience with one or more automation testing platforms (Jenkins)
• Experience in containerization (Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker)
• Experience in environment orchestration (AWX, Crossplane)
• Experience with one or more programming languages:  Python, Bash, Ansible, React
• Experience with virtualized network environments (VMware vCenter and NSX desired)

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• DoD Secret security clearance (Or the ability to obtain one), preferred
• Up to 25% travel
• By Light does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters; vaccination requirements and testing are subject to the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements; testing is at the cost of the employee.