Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

General Responsibilities

Setup, monitor and maintain DevOps cloud based SAAS products and solutions involving microservices, cloud, and containers.

Maintain security and data privacy, ensure compliance, and perform required security, compliance and performance tests
Work with architects on deployment architecture, security and CI/CD and then implement these on NS2’s cloud environments
Setup and maintain Kubernetes clusters on cloud environments.
System troubleshooting and problem solving across platform and application domains
Analyze and solve operational issues, and respond to incidents
Experience working with appropriate complex systems administration, database administration, and landscape maintenance
Experience maintaining the integrity and security of servers and systems
Experience developing and monitoring policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources
Conduct root cause analysis and implement continuous improvements
Experience in developing and implementing testing strategies and documenting results
Work in a diverse environment and cross-train with other global team members
Evaluate new technology options and vendor products

REQUIREMENTS

Must be in commutable distance to our Herndon, VA location and will be expected to work in the office when needed. 

Expertise with source code management such as SVN, GitHub or GitLab

Experience with binary resource management tools such as JFrog Artifactory or Harbor
Strong background in Linux/Unix administration
Expertise with building, implementing, and/or supporting monitoring tools
Experience deploying high volume applications in Google Cloud Platform, AWS or Azure using automation.
Expert understanding of web services, networking, virtualization, and internet protocols
Ability to multitask and handle various projects, deadlines and changing priorities
Excellent communication and prioritization skills

Expertise with security fundamentals as they pertain to SaaS Multitenant Application systems
Strong interpersonal, presentation, and customer service skills
FedRAMP security fundamentals

Desired Qualifications

Experience deploying, monitoring, and maintaining SaaS based products and solutions

System troubleshooting and problem solving across platform and application domains
Evaluate new technology options and vendor products
Ensuring critical system security through the use of best-in-class cloud security solutions.
3+ years of experience with automation orchestration, and configuration management tools such as Chef/Ansible, Terraform and Jenkins/Concourse
3+ years of experience with Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes
3+ years of experience with infrastructure as code environments, including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing
3+ years of experience in a DevOps role in projects involving Java, NodeJS, J2EE, messaging, Microservices and Containers for complex, scalable, SAAS or enterprise grade products
3+ years of experience with AWS Route 53, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, RDS, IAM, ACM, KMS, VPC
Exposure to and understanding of troubleshooting IP networks and application stacks
Ability to work with distributed teams in a collaborative and productive manner
Strong problem solving, analytical, design, architecture, decision-making, and communication skills.
Self-driven and motivated with the desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven agile environment with varied responsibilities
Experience with Cloud Foundry

Education

BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related IT discipline preferred

ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: An additional four (4) years of experience can be substituted for a BS or BA degree
8+ years of experience