Dev Ops Engineer - Junior (Team 01)

Amentum is searching for a Top-Secret cleared Dev Ops Engineer to join our team in Washington, DC. You will be working in an organization that’s mission is to accelerate operations through data and new analytical insights. The entire section leverages agile and works to provide enhanced reporting and global searching capabilities to facilitate task management, cross-utilization, and address national intelligence priorities while protecting confidential data and sources.

The Dev Ops Engineer is a part of a team that will lead large-scale data analysis projects to design and deliver cloud-based infrastructure and application support. The Dev Ops Engineer is responsible for design, deployment, testing, certification, operations, patching, addressing interoperability issues, of DevSecOps infrastructure tools, including all operating systems, support libraries, components, and application dependencies. You will deploy and configure services using infrastructure as a service provider and use scripting or basic programming skills to solve problems.

Work Schedule:

Typically, Monday through Friday 8-hour days onsite. Flexibility within a 2-week pay period to reach 80 hours.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design, deployment, testing, certification, operations, patching, addressing interoperability issues, of DevSecOps infrastructure tools, including all operating systems, support libraries, components, and application dependencies.
• Responsible for the primary Operations and Maintenance workforce with multiple tools. Deploys and configures services using infrastructure as a service provider.
• Configures and manages Linux-based servers to serve a dynamic website. Debugs cluster-based computing architectures.
• Use scripting or basic programming skills to solve problems. Installs and manages open-source monitoring tools.
• Possesses and applies expertise on multiple complex work assignments. Assignments may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.
• Operates with appreciable latitude in developing methodology and presenting solutions to problems. Contributes to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience collectively with the following:
  • Integrate security practices, tools, and measures into the entire DevOps pipeline, including development, testing, deployment, and operations
  • Automate security testing, scanning, and compliance checks throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Implement automated security controls such as static code analysis, dynamic application security testing (DAST), container scanning, and vulnerability assessment
  • Establish mechanisms for continuous monitoring of application and infrastructure security.
  • Experience in Python or another scripting language

Clearance Required: Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in information systems engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or another related field.

• In absence of degree, additional years of experience may be substituted for educational requirements

Minimum Years of Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Git, GitLab, JFROG Artifactory and Xray, Splunk, Hashicorp Vault, Boundary, Consul, Terraform, Nexus, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, Ansible and Ansible Tower  
• Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure Cloud or other cloud environment
• Microsoft Windows Server and Linux
• AWS Associate Level or above Certification(s)

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understan