In support of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and its mission to accelerate the prevention and treatment of cancer, we will be supporting the management and execution of IT projects and services sponsored by the NCI Center of Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT).

Below are the primary responsibilities and basic qualifications of the DevOps Engineer who supports IT projects:

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Setting up AWS basic services. VPCs, VPNs, static routing etc.
• Performance and Availability Monitoring
• Bash scripting
• Shell Scripting
• Setting up, troubleshooting and optimizing Linux systems
• Running Apache, nodeJS, Tomcat, Neo4J and popular COTS software
• Planning resilience and failover
• Setting up Configuration management systems
• Debug and trace applications in Dev as well as Production environments
• Setting up CI/CD Pipelines, preferably with Jenkins
• Documenting configurations and enhancements

Basic Qualifications:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in related field
• At least 4 years of experience in the above role/responsibilities
• AWS industry certifications – Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer and or SysOps Administrator
• Solid understanding of Networking Concepts – IPv4, TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP,HTTP, SSL/TLS etc.
• 5 years of experience in Linux system administration in complex data center environment
• Coding experience with one of Java / Python / Ruby / .Net
• Proficiency in at least two major scripting languages (Shell, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby)
• Experience with HTTP RESTful APIs, JSON and XML
• Comfortable with source and version control systems like SVN and Git
• Experience building and modifying continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) environments using tools such as Jenkins or Bamboo
• Infrastructure as code experience with tooling such as Ansible
• Experience with data security requirements aligned with any of FISMA, NIST and FedRAMP Compliance sets
• Strong technical understanding of storage platforms to design and implement disaster recovery solutions, data recovery solutions, data protection and backup solutions
• Passion and experience collaborating with development teams and minimizing pain points
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with strong ability to coordinate and collaborate tasks and activities within a team environment
• Ability to work in a busy and complex setting, including working with all levels of staff within the government and familiarity with the nuances of government practices and processes

Requirements:

Public Trust Clearance

Bachelor’s degree

Job Location: Rockville, MD

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No