DevOps Engineer

Company Overview

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. 

Position Overview

By Light is looking for a DevOps Engineer. Our team directly supports the DOD Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) to build and update Cyber Range software. The DevOps Engineer works remotely as a member of the development and integration team charged with integrating, producing, testing, and deploying software packages for high-fidelity cybersecurity training environments.

Responsibilities

DevOps duties include creating and maintaining online distribution repos, developing Linux-based packages and patches, developing and testing end-user installation strategies, and automating build and deployment processes. This position will contribute to developing, operating, and maintaining DevSecOps processes, tools, and an automation pipeline that supports traditional application software development, integration of third-party applications, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts and software. Ensure the DevSecOps environment facilitates designing, implementing, deploying, and executing automated tests, and continually investigates new technologies to improve productivity, quality, ease of use, and maintenance.

• Automating DevOps pipelines, software builds, and software tests.Authoring and maintaining automation deployment and monitoring scripts, developing and maintaining security controls and systems, managing virtualized and containerized assets, creating virtual and physical network configurations, servers, communications, and test and developer engineering support.
• Linux software package creation and deployment and for creation and maintenance of the on-line distribution repository. 
• Design, integration, test, and initial deployment of a variety of applications in an enterprise Kubernetes environment using modern tools and patterns.
• Responsible for creating infrastructure as code environments for complex virtualized networks.
• Train others to perform similar DevSecOps and automation tasks.Maintain and evangelize content to support a corporate library of knowledge.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Three (3) years of DevOps experience
• 8570 IAT Level II certification
• Continuous Integration/Delivery and DevOps Pipelines
• Kubernetes and general containerization development, security, deployment and management practices
• GitLab/Bitbucket code repositories and automation testing platforms (Jenkins, Zypher)
• Experience implementing DevSecOps, DevOps, or IT or Security automation supporting multiple teams.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement DevSecOps using private and commercial cloud best practices using private and hybrid cloud design/operation/monitoring/deployment.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• Experience in containerization (Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker)
• Experience in environment orchestration (AWX, Crossplane, Terraform)
• Expertise with Linux, repos, deployment and Linux virtualization (KVM)
• Experience with virtualized network environments (VMware vCenter and NSX desired)
• Experience with one or more programming languages: Python, Bash, Ansible, React

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Up to 10% travel