Cloud DevOps Platform Engineer - (SIGN-ON BONUS!!) - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift

Certifications:

None

Experience:

7 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge that we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Red Hat OpenShift Developer joining our team to support Government activities at Chantilly, VA. 

**This position is eligible for a sign on bonus**

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Experience: 7+ years related
• Required Skills:
• RedHat OpenShift
• Kubernetes Essentials: Pods, deployments, services, replicasets, configmaps/secrets, namespaces, ingress. YAML manifest authoring and kubectl commands
• Storage & Networking: Persistent volumes (PV/PVC, CSI Drivers), service discovery, OVN-Kubernetes for pod communication
• OpenShift Command Line Interface: All commands-login, project creations (oc new-project), app deployment (oc new - app), expolos (oc expose), logs/debug (oc rsh/logs), and admin tasks (oc adm policy for RBAC)
• Application Development: Microservices in Java/Node.js/Python/Go; REST APIs, YAML for K8s resources
• Programming web and client/server applications using Java, Typescript/JavaScript, HTML and CSS
• Spring Boot
• Frontend frameworks such as Vue, React or Angular
• FS Maximo
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Desired skills and abilities:
• Maximo Application Suite Skills (MAS):
• Cluster Administration: Installing, configuring, and maintaining OpenShift 4.16+ clusters
• Container/Pod Management: Deploying scaling and managing containerized applications
• MAS Operator Lifecycle: Understanding operators to manage the lifecycle of MAS components
• Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in Bash or Ansible for automating Day 2 operations
• Security: Managing roles (RBAC), secrets, and security context constraints (SCCs)
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with upgrading Spring Boot. Hibernate/JPA especially from much older versions to newer versions
• Demonstrated hands - on experience with Linux based or Windows-based systems and shell scripting
• Demonstrated hands - on experience with build automation technologies such as Gradle, Maven, Jenkins etc
• Demonstrated hands - on experience with WebSphere or Tomcat
• Container security tools like Podman for rootless containers
• Working in an Agile development environment
• Jira, Confluence,
• Version Control & Collaboration: Git (GitHub/GitLab)
• Familiarity with customer security requirements, compliance tools and processes
• Desired certifications:
• RedHat certified Cloud-native Java Developer (EX378) or earlier EX283 certification
• RedHat certified OpenShift Administrator (EX280)
• RedHat Certified Systems Administrator (RHSCA) for Linux
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CAK) or Application Developer (CKAD) for K8's
• Location: Chantilly, VA - customer site

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The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Chantilly

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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