DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI - St. Louis, MO

Job Description

Location Onsite St Louis MO As an Onsite DevOps Engineer you will work with an O\&M and Development teams to securely maintain and deploy updates to the existing web based knowledge repository that is built upon AWS Cloud and OpenShift technologies to all client domains You are comfortable working side by side with other engineers product managers designers and clients making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users You have a passion to maintain secure high quality reliable and available software solutions and are a fast learner Program The project you will be working on uses advanced web based technology to provide Geospatial Intelligence GEOINT and related GEOINT services and tools to our clients internal and external customers The project team will provide support for engineering technical assessment development and other required activities that leverage COTS GOTS open source and other technology needed to advance mission related efforts Requirements Troubleshoot and resolve systemoperational incidentsPerform root cause analysis for operational incidentsAnalyze system performance and take corrective actions as neededAssist Tier 2 with resolving complex system and end user problemsManage configure and automate OpenShift environments to support scalable application development and deploymentNetwork and coordinate with other mission partners applications and other external entities in troubleshooting incidents and integration problemsStrong communication skills both verbal and writtenSelf starter with an ability to work in a team environment and independentlyStrong problem solving and decision making skillsCollaborate with development teams to integrate and deploy applications within the OpenShift environmentImplement and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery CICD pipelinesMonitor system performance troubleshoot issues and ensure high availability of the OpenShift platformOptimize and scale OpenShift clusters to enhance performance and efficiencyDevelop and maintain documentation related to system configurations and processesSystem Security CoordinationMonitoring system health report and resolving hardware and software issuesWill require occasional after hours andor weekend work to support operational issue resolution and maintenance windowsOther duties as assignedKnowledge of application deployment and data migration on AWS and OpenShiftAbility to design and operate high availability applications across availability zones and availability regionsComprehension of computer technology and ability to quickly learn related concepts and new software productsSecurity CertificationDesired Skills Experience with ServiceOpenShift certification or similar certificationExperience working with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or Google CloudExperience configuring and deploying containerized applications on OpenShift using Kubernetes best practicesFamiliar with implementing GitOps workflows for automated declarative deploymentsStrong working knowledge of Linux system administration in support of containerized environmentsKnowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus Grafana or ELK stackDeep understanding of Agile DevOps and continuous improvement methodologiesGood oral and written communications skills with experience in delivering to a Government customerExperience serving in an on call role supporting emergency response to application or system issues on occasionYears of Experience 3 5 years experience in DevOps with a focus on OpenShift or another container orchestration platform Education Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related technical degree preferred Location Onsite in Springfield VA or St Louis MO Clearance Must have TSSCI and be willing to submit to a government CI polygraph Salary 140000 165000 About Metric5 Metric5 is a small business with big company benefits We have a passionate team of smart fun caring professionals and we are here for the long haul Join our growing team in a business where your contributions make an enormous impact Our organization offers a comprehensive employee benefits package continuous professional development with a best in class company culture that is enjoyable to work in and supports the growth of each of our professionals Our benefits include Health \& Dental Insurance with 100 of individual coverage paid for by the companyVision InsuranceLife \& Short Term Disability Insurance401k with company match employees are immediately vestedPaid Vacation9 Paid Holidays per year plus 2 paid floating holidaysParental LeaveEmployee BonusesProfessional Development Reimbursement ProgramTuition Assistance Program Metric5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran