DevOps Integration Engineer

The Integration/Support Engineer serves a pivotal role in enabling Joint Mission Integration and Experimentation (JMIE) initiatives by providing end to end expertise in hardware/software integration, node management, and continuous monitoring of distributed systems; partnering directly with customers and program stakeholders, the engineer plans, configures, hardens, and sustains secure installations across classified and remote sites, deploys patches and baseline updates, resolves break fix issues, and maintains comprehensive documentation and help desk support-all while applying DoD grade security controls, automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python), and best practice engineering standards to ensure reliable, compliant, and mission critical JMIE infrastructure.CORE FUNCTIONS / JOB DUITESAbility to perform the following independently, under minimum supervision:Participate in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on project-specific cloud platforms under senior team guidance.Set up and maintain software and network infrastructure environments that deploy physical and virtual machines.Support evaluation and implementation of hardware and network infrastructure changes, including deployment, integration, configuration, upgrades, and patching on physical and virtual systems.Automate deployment processes for specific projects using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools with supervision.Help automate manual processes related to the software development life cycle.Assist in building and maintaining software build and test pipelines to support development and distribution of software artifacts.Participate in implementing cloud development environments to support software development tools and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines.Manage configuration technologies for assigned projects with guidance.Monitor system performance and resource utilization on virtual machines and report findings.Learn and implement security guidelines such as Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) in cloud and HWIL systems with support from senior engineers.Research virtual hosting service options to support the software development program's needs.Maintain build and test pipelines to support software development artifact distribution.Collaborate with development teams to improve software delivery and deployment processes, taking direction from senior staff.Support in testing and deploying changes to existing software under supervision.Assist in defining tools needed for cloud-based data repositories and configuration management.Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies by learning from peers and trainings to help improve DevOps practices.SKILLS and ABILITIESMore than three (3) years of experience and possess a deep understanding of:DevOps MethodologiesAgile Software DevelopmentProgramming or Scripting languageVersion Control ToolsCI/CD ToolsCloud Computing Concepts and ServicesInfrastructure as codeContainer TechnologiesMonitoring and logging stacksVariety of development tools (Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Powershell, Python, Kafka, Accumulo, Docker, Kubernetes)Software code development to automate run-time environment toolsMaintaining, configuring, operating and troubleshooting complex electronic computer interface systems and network equipmentA minimum of five (5) years of experience with implementation and understanding of Engineering principles in a professional environmentEDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONSBS STEM Degree RequiredIAT Level 1 RequiredCompTIA Security + RequiredIT Operating System Certification RequiredTYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONSGeneral office environmentComputer/Equipment lab100% On-SiteP YSICAL REQUIREMENTSMay be expected to lift up to 25 lbs

Created: 2025-12-26