DevOps Engineer (15.19)

DevOps Engineer (15.19)

OCT Consulting, LLC is an SBA-certified, 8(a) small business management and technology consulting firm that provides support to Federal Government clients. We provide consulting services in the areas of Strategy, Process Improvement, Change Management, Program and Project Management, Acquisition/Procurement, and Information Technology.

Responsibilities and Duties

OCT currently has an opening for a DevOps Engineer to work with our federal client, the General Services Administration(GSA). This position is contingent upon contract award.

The DevOps Engineer serves as a key technical resource bridging development and operations, with a focus on automation, reliability, and efficiency. The role requires strong technical skills across a broad range of tools and technologies, as well as the ability to work effectively with both development and operations teams.

Key responsibilities focus on:

● Establishing and maintaining automated deployment pipelines

● Supporting cloud infrastructure and operations

● Implementing security and compliance requirements

● Improving system reliability and performance

● Enabling development teams through automation and tooling

● Supporting continuous improvement of development and deployment processes

This role is critical to supporting modern, efficient software delivery and operations while maintaining high standards for security and reliability.

Day to day responsibilities will include:

● Implement and maintain CI/CD toolchains using tools like:

• Atlassian (JIRA and Confluence)
• Github
• Jenkins
• Ansible
• Artifactory
• Docker
• Kubernetes

● Automate build, test, and deployment processes

● Create and maintain deployment scripts using Python, Shell, AWS Cloud Formation, Groovy, and Golang

● Establish automated testing frameworks and processes

● Support AWS cloud infrastructure including:

• Design and implementation of cloud architectures
• Management of databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Configuration of web servers (Apache, NGINX)
• Implementation of high availability solutions (99.99%+ uptime)

● Implement infrastructure as code practices

● Manage container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes

● Implement security best practices within the DevOps pipeline

● Integrate security testing tools into automated workflows

● Support implementation of SecDevOps practices

● Ensure compliance with security requirements

● Implement secure deployment practices

● Set up and maintain monitoring solutions

● Configure alerting and reporting systems

● Implement logging and tracing solutions

● Support system troubleshooting and problem resolution

● Manage incidents and outages

● Monitor system performance and availability

● Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools

● Implement infrastructure automation

● Create and maintain deployment automation

● Automate routine operational tasks

● Build custom tools to support development and operations needs

● Work closely with development teams to support deployment needs

● Collaborate with architecture teams on infrastructure design

● Support development teams in implementing DevOps practices

● Provide guidance on best practices for deployment and operations

● Participate in agile development processes

● Monitor and optimize system performance

● Implement scalability solutions

● Optimize deployment processes

● Improve build and deployment times

● Enhance system reliability and availability

● Maintain documentation for DevOps processes and procedures

● Document deployment procedures and configurations

● Create and maintain runbooks and operational guides

● Share knowledge and best practices with team members

● Provide training and guidance on DevOps tools and practices

Requirements

Requirements:

● 3 to 5 years of programming experience required

● Experience using a wide variety of open-source and COTS technologies and tools

● Experience automating operations and workflows

● Solid understanding of and experience implementing and integrating CI/CD Tools from the ground up, such as Atlassian (JIRA and Confluence), Github, Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, Selenium, SonarQube, Gatling, JMeter, JUnit, AMP, aChecker, Jaws, Netsparker, OWASP ZAP, Tenable Nessus, Splunk, Prometheus, CloudWatch, New Relic, Grafana, Slack/Google Hangouts Chat

● Strong background working in an agile development environment, collaborating with Application Developme