DevOps System Engineers with Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Required) - Annapolis Junction, MD

DevOps System Engineers with Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Required) - Annapolis Junction, MD

We are looking to hire multiple candidates with the skills set mentioned and experience for a federal government security agency in Annapolis Junction, MD. This is a permanent employment role. This position is fully Onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD. Candidates must be local in MD or candidates willing to relocate to the MD area.  Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Required).

Position Summary:

• Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities.
• Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches and conducts feasibility studies.
• Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Incorporates new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develops technical documentation.
• Develops system Architecture and system design documentation.
• Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
• Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoD AF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
• Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan.
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
• Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers.

Mandatory Skills/Experience/Education:

• Hiring two candidates with 14+ years of experience and two candidates with 20+ years of experience.
• Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Required)
• Linux environment.
• Scripting: Bash or Python (required).
• Configuration: Ansible/Puppet/Salt (required).
• Containerization: Docker or Kubernetes (highly desired).
• Terraform experience (optional).
• Monitoring: Nagios/Splunk (configuration of monitoring).
• Familiarity and experience with some of the tech stacks used by AEA Development teams.
• Load Balancing: HA proxy/httpd, etc.
• Web Servers: Tomcat/Nginx/Java, etc.
• Database: MongoDB/Postgres/MySQL, etc.
• AWS experience or certification (Cloud Architect or SysOps Administrator).
• DevOps role (Scripting, Ansible/Puppet, Kubernetes, etc.).

Other specifications:

• Employment Type: W2, NO C2C.
• Contracting Period: Permanent Employment.
• Job Location: Fully Onsite - Annapolis Junction, MD.
• Salary: $200k for 14+ years of experience, or $225k for 20+ years of experience.
• Interview: Multiple Rounds of interviews are expected.