Senior DevOps/Cloud Engineer (Hybrid)
Labor Category Data Engineer (Sr.)
Vendor Notes Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD. Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.
Key Required Skills
Strong knowledge and experience with Linux OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8+, AWS core services (e.g., EC2, S3 ALB, VPC) AWS CloudFormation, DevOps, CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Nexus, BitBucket, NGINX, Ansible scripting.
Position Description
- Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation technical solutions using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies:
- Provide expertise in one or more of these areas: DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, Ansible, RedHat, NGINX, Governance, Monitoring.
- Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
- All other duties as assigned or directed.
Skills Requirements
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field.
- Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
- 7+ years of experience with implementing, managing and monitoring environments utilizing Cloud technologies such as AWS in Private (on-premises) or Commercial/Public (off-premise) clouds.
- 5+ years of experience implementing and managing CI/CD systems and methodologies on AWS.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)
- These skills will help you succeed in this position:
- Experience with implementing, managing and monitoring environments utilizing Cloud technologies such as AWS in Private (on-premises) or Commercial/Public (off-premise) clouds.
- Experience implementing AWS core services (e.g., EC2, ALB, ELB, EBS, IAM, S3, VPC, Cloud Trail, Cloud Watch) and working with AWS CloudFormation.
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD systems and methodologies on AWS.
- Strong knowledge of DevOps principles and the use of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Artifactory, Nexus, Bitbucket etc.
- Experience working with Linux OS and RHEL 8+.
- Experience with Ansible scripting and NGINX.
- Ability to understand, implement, and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation.
- Experience with defining and deploying monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS including Splunk, Nagios and Dynatrace.
- Experience implementing systems that are highly available, scalable, and self-healing on the AWS platform.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and/or Kanban Agile development process, ceremonies (scrums, backlog grooming, retrospectives, demonstrations) and tools (e.g., Jira, VersionOne, Confluence).
- Strong communication and collaborative skills in providing technical direction and hands-on software deployment.
HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
- Prior SSA or Federal government experience.
- Complex scripting, debugging, data analysis, problem analysis and resolution of issues within open-source applications.
- Understanding and practical experience with PaaS and IaaS categories of Cloud computing.
- Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash/BitBucket.
- Ability to work in a team environment or independently as needed.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills necessary to work effectively with customers and other team members.
- Education:
- Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years of experience
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
About The Company
Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Zenius Corporation is a HUBZone-certified small business. Zenius specializes in providing Grants Management, IT Modernization, Acquisition Management, and Financial Management services to Federal agencies. Zenius is selected by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the DC Metro Area award for two years in a row – 2021 and 2020. Zenius is also listed by Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas in 2021. Zenius is an awardee of 2019 Best of Leesburg winner (Business Management Consultant category). Learn more at.
Benefits
Zenius Corporation is a very employee-oriented company. Join us now and help us grow!
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays and paid time off, medical insurance including health, vision, dental insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Spending Account and flexible schedules, as per business needs. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Zenius Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Zenius complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Zenius Corporation expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
