DevSecOps Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer in Raleigh,NC

Our company logo is a unicorn. Why? Because unicorns are special and so are we. So come join the innovative team at Fifth Gait Technologies and become a part of our fast-paced company. We are looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to be a part of our team as an innovator and teammate within the herd of unicorns.

WHO WE ARE: Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc. is a minority, woman-owned small business founded in 2007. With our diverse team of engineers and scientists, we support the defense and space industry in all aspects of radiation survivability for ground and space-based platforms. From physics modeling and simulation of radiation environments to the testing of spacecraft systems and components, we provide unparalleled support to the industry.

OUR CULTURE: Fifth Gait Technologies is a fast growing, small company making a big impact in the Defense and civilian aerospace community. At Fifth Gait, you can be part of a team that works together for common goals and celebrates the success of the team and the members. We strive for a fun work environment where collaboration, mentorship, and family are our key tenets. Come join the herd of unicorns!

WHO YOU ARE:

• An awesome future unicorn…obviously!
• You will be working closely with a collaborative team so your team player personality and excellent written/oral communication skills will be essential.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related) along with 8-10 years of related experience or 6-8 years of experience with Master's Degree in Computer Science (or related).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance

DESCRIPTION:

This position supports the development, hardening, deployment and ongoing maintenance of tools that enable military wargamers to simulate nuclear, chemical and biological events in wargame scenarios and training. Based out of Raleigh, NC, this position is part of a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of software, cloud, and security engineers delivering the next generation of cloud and web enabled wargaming software.

As a valued team contributor, your tasks will include developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, working with developers to containerize both new and existing code, deploying to on-premises and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters, managing releases of the application to our customer environments, and implementing Terraform code to deploy security compliant cloud infrastructure where the mission application will be deployed to a production environment. This role is also involved in completing cybersecurity requirements of the production system in terms of achieving and maintaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) from our customer. This is a hybrid position with expectation of 3 days in-office based in Raleigh, NC.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

• 3+ years experience with Terraform IaC for cloud providers (AWS preferred).
• 3+ years experience with Kubernetes & containers.
• 3+ years experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab, GitHub, Atlassian, or similar).
• 3+ years experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (Python, Java, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang, or similar).

Preferred Technology & Skills: 

• 1 year of Security patching and remediation experience.

Certifications:

• CompTIA Security+ (or DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 equivalent) required.
• AWS Certification (any of Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps, DevOps) not required but strongly preferred.
• Kubernetes Certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS) not required but strongly preferred.
• Linux OS Certification (Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE or similar) not required but strongly preferred.

OUR BENEFITS: Fifth Gait offers an outstanding package of salary and benefits including company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, annual bonuses, and a retirement plan including company matching and profit sharing.

Salary range for this position: $150,000.00 - $160,000.00. Salary will be commensurate with experience.