DevOps Engineer

AeroVironment (AV) is a premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., delivering breakthrough capabilities across various domains. They are seeking a DevOps Engineer to develop, launch, and support the DevOps pipeline operations, ensuring the stable use of departmental tools and automation processes.

Responsibilities

• Help perform tasks related to Linux system administrator with experience in security / information assurance and mitigation for Government customers
• Support configuration, administration, and management of system deployments provided to customers
• Support CMMC Compliance, auditing, configuration management, and NIST controls
• Support integration, deployment, and testing of software to customer sites
• Assist in the determination of technical standards and specifications and leads the design, build and support of shared services platform and components
• Provides professional support services and/or the integration of their respective products
• Supports the design, maintenance, development, and evaluation of all internal IT tool systems, services, and DevOps systems and processes
• Frequently interacts with customers and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units, or customers and the company

Skills

• US Citizenship required
• You must currently hold, or be able to obtain at minimum, a Secret level (preferably TS/SCI) security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum 0 - 2 years of work experience managing diverse DevOps operations, and tools
• Knowledge of Linux server administration, specifically RHEL 7+ and Ubuntu
• Hybrid / on-site work – some development and system administration can be performed remotely over VPN, but some tasks (especially work with classified systems / data) require access to secure lab space
• Travel may be required (hard to estimate but around 10-20%) to support integration and testing at customer sites – typically CONUS only
• Work with integrity, dedication, creativity, fairness, and assertiveness while motivating teams to perform at a high level
• Demonstrates competency in contributing to strategic planning of infrastructure requirements in support of business growth objectives
• Strong technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and standards
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal, leadership and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Champions the process of change and promotes a culture of quick adaptation while helping others deal with the effects of change
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain internal and external trusting, professional relationships
• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)
• This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)
• Certifications in networking, security, and related areas
• Experience with IT automation tools such as Ansible
• Experience with Python and similar scripting languages
• Experience with the Authority to Operate (ATO) / Interim Authority to Test (IATT) process including STIGs and software scans

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental vision
• 401K with company matching
• A 9/80 work schedule
• A paid holiday shutdown

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