DevOps Engineer I - Flight Simulation (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-12-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HVA34: Sterling, VA 22640 Davis Dr , Sterling, VA, 20164-7104 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

DevOps Engineer I - Flight Simulation (Onsite)

This position requires an active US security clearance. Most aspects of the job are done in a classified lab environment, and this position requires a daily onsite presence. This position is located onsite at our Sterling, VA site. Eligible for relocation assistance.

What YOU will do:

• Support and develop automation solutions that enable our teams to build and deploy code efficiently and consistently.
• Use troubleshooting skills to resolve issues with build chain or CI/CD pipeline tools.
• Consider the organization’s entire CI/CD infrastructure when making changes and improvements.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience OR In absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience is required 
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued secret security clearance or higher is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Deployment, configuration, testing, and support of CI/CD Pipelines.
• Common software development and management tools such as GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Coverity, Nexus, Artifactory, and Splunk.
• Automation frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
• Virtual environments such as VMware, Proxmox, etc.
• Highly motivated self-starter who can work as part of a high performing team.
• Experience with server-side scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Experience with continuous integration for real-time testing and diagnostics within a virtualized environment.
• Experience in application development and integration within one or more IaaS/PaaS (Red Hat OpenShift / VMware / OpenStack).
• Experience in microservices using RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with L2 and L3 networking technologies.
• Familiarity with Docker/ Podman containers, or Kubernetes orchestration.
• Familiarity with JSON, XML, YAML and XSD formats, rules, and usages.
• Experience working in Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience and/or interest in refactoring legacy systems for cloud or virtual environments.
• Experience using development IDEs such as Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, or other related.
• Experience with C/C++/C# programming languages.
• Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies.
• Security Certification such as Security+, CISSP, or equivalent.
• Experience in application development and integration within one or more cloud platform services such as (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, VMware Cloud). 
• Familiarity with Agile Development Methodologies (e.g. Scrum, SAFe).

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home