Sterling is an IT integrator that provides information technology, systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil and commercial sectors. As one of the nation's leading Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and fastest growing Systems Integrators, we have the partnerships, access to technology, training, and certifications to plan, integrate and manage large-scale, mission-critical IT programs. Senior Principal Systems Engineer - DevOps Engineer PLEASE NOTE: While there likely will be some flexibility for remote work, all candidates must be located in the DC metro area and be willing to work on site in our Herndon office when required. We can not guarantee how much remote work can be expected. Candidate will develop CI/CD build and deploy pipelines; integrate tools into the pipeline and manage debugging integration issues. In addition, candidate will help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process. Job Duties include:
• Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines
• Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
• Write/update CloudFormation scripts
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues across Jenkins and AWS Environments (Linux EC2, RDS, CloudFormation, Elasticsearch, etc…)
• Document key features for developer use
• Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)
• Integrate tools into the pipeline
• Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
• Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture
• Debugging integration issues
• Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
• Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) the AWS services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary
• DevOps Tool Integration
• Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…) Required
• A Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
• Experience with Linux Environments
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
• Strong problem solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills
• Experience with Git for Source Control
• Understanding and willingness to work in a DevSecOps oriented environment with an Infrastructure as Code mindset
• TS/ SCI Desired
• Active CompTIA Security CE Certification
• Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, preferably Java or Python
• Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform
• TS/ SCI CI Poly Sterling is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or applicable local law.