Service Mesh SME (35224-1)

Clearance:

Public Trust

Note:

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Job Description:

Designs, develops, implements, and maintains complex business, accounting, and management information systems.

Works on complex assignments.

Works with users to define existing or new system scope and objectives.

Performs modifications to and maintenance of operational programs and procedures.

Assists users in the operation of the application.

Provides guidance to less experienced programmer/analysts.

Performs all functional duties independently.

Works on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of assigned program(s).

Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or is responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.

Required Skills

DevOps professional with more than 10 years of overall experience and more than 5 years of DevOPS production deployment experience.

Experience supporting Kubernetes and Istio in medium-large production environments.

Experience with Kubernetes Secure Containers, Deployment Automation, OIDC connect authentication.

Experience in deploying an ISTIO Service Mesh - Hybrid / Multi-cluster platform in a recent medium to large production environment.

Experience with integrating ISTIO Service Mesh on-premises and provisioning in multi-cloud implementations: GCP, and Azure.

Experience with Envoy Proxy Security - SPIFFE - Certs/ Traffic Management/ MTLS / TLS.

Experience with Geo Location.

Experience with Mutual Authentication of Peers, and Private Keys with TLS/MTLS certs.

Background with telemetry, observability and security and production deployment experience in Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali, Jaeger, SPIFFE/SPIRE.

Additional Skills/Experience

A minimum of ten (10) years' experience in software development and/or related field;

Degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is preferred;

Able to perform all functional duties independently on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of a given program;

Able to oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job;

Experience training/mentoring less experienced personnel;

Extensive knowledge of and experience with designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining complex business, accounting and management information systems;

Extensive experience collaborating with end users to define new software system requirements;

Experience training/instructing end users on the use of software applications;

Experience authoring or contributing to software-related documentation such as requirements specifications, design documents, technical manuals, and user manuals;

Able to obtain Postal clearance;

Excellent communication skills.