DevOps/Automation Engineer

***To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen who has a US Government security clearance.  Additionally, you must either live near or be willing to move to the Boulder, CO area.***

About Centil

Centil represents the intersection of innovation and trusted expertise required for keeping rapid pace with the dynamic and emergent technological needs of Aerospace, Defense, and Government systems. Our trusted team of engineers excel in deploying value stream management, short-cycle feedback loops, infrastructure on-demand, and secure, disciplined pipelines to our customers. If you are interested in learning more about Centil or our team, check out our website at www.centil.io.

Centil is a talented team of trusted engineers working to provide optimized and effective technology value streams for defense industry clients. We believe in a culture of innovation, empowerment and collaboration. We place a high value on learning and growth, providing ongoing support to our team to learn new skills and become fulfilled in both their personal and professional life.

Centil is hiring exceptional individuals to join our growing team. We look for candidates who are inspired and passionate, highly collaborative, and who demonstrate the courage to challenge the status quo with forward thinking ideas and practices. We also seek out individuals who demonstrate servant leadership by supporting their colleagues with a sense of positivity, humility and open mindedness.

About the role

This position is for a DevOps Engineer in Boulder, CO.  You will work closely with a talented team to design, manage, secure and optimize on-site and cloud-based DevSecOps infrastructure for one of our Department of Defense (DoD) clients.  Additionally, you will be tasked with improving the overall project management discipline of our clients by increasing collaboration and innovation and introducing techniques that promote adaptability and flexibility in the face of unpredictable circumstances, and that optimize return on investment expenditures.

This role is an on-site role, and requires, at a minimum, a current US Government Secret clearance, with a TS with SCI eligibility preferred.

What you'll do

• Provide Linux/RHEL system administration support
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug systems
• Support version testing and evaluation, and provide feedback to the development and test community
• Assist Configuration Management in software upgrades and changes
• Monitor and correct system performance issues
• Shepherd development activities through the life cycle process by applying appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools
• Prepare operating procedures/instructions and compile documentation during program development
• Analyze system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, and program techniques and controls

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen with a current DoD Secret clearance or higher
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in DevOps Engineering, with at least eight (8) preferred
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration Environments
• Experience implementing/maintaining Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tools
• Experience developing, handling, and maintaining containers using Docker
• Experience with container orchestration, using Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Experience with Unix scripting (Bash and/or Python preferred)
• Experience with DevOps automation, using Ansible
• Experience with repo tools, such as Git and Bitbucket
• Experience with cloud monitoring and general cloud experience, preferably AWS
• Demonstrated experience with security / software supply chain scanning
• Ability to communicate technical information via oral presentation and written format

Preferred/Bonus Qualifications

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