Navstar Inc.

DevOps Engineer, Senior

Navstar Inc.  •  $180k - $230k/yr  •  Chantilly, VA (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security.

  • Under general direction, finds deficiencies with our product delivery lifecycle and architecture and implement industry best practices to improve them.
  • Oversees and offers input over hiring of a small DevOps team to assist the operation and maintenance of our products.
  • Inspects, patches, and upgrades our existing product(s) so that they can more reliably deliver to customer environments.
  • Maintains development, testing, and production environments.
  • Manages continuous integration and delivery pipelines to maximize efficiency.
  • Implements industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
  • Develops and maintains solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring.
  • Tests system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed.
  • Manages code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
  • Works with CI/CD tools, and source control (git)
  • Offers technical support where needed, developing software for our back-end systems.
  • Stays current with industry trends and source new ways for our business to improve.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
  • SENIOR: Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and nine years of related experience.

  • Experience with deployment technologies, such as Kubernetes (K8s) for container orchestration.
  • Experience with metrics monitoring and dashboards (Grafana).
  • Understanding of user access practices and security controls within a system.
  • Understanding of system administration in various OS environments.
  • Strong knowledge of configuration management tools.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
  • Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
  • Able to work on-call hours as required.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • Understanding of AWS services and cloud management.
  • Experience maintaining existing production kubernetes installations.
  • Experience with kubernetes configuration management systems such as helm and GitOps.
  • Continuous integration processes and tools such as GitLab CI.
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools.
  • System monitoring and analysis.
  • Familiarity with Intelligence Community and DoD mission sets.
  • CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified.

Pay Rate:

In compliance with Virginia's Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $230,000. This range represents the base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland’s requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Please note that actual compensation may vary based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy.

About Navstar

For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place.

Benefits at Navstar

  • Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
  • Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
  • Employer Paid STD/LTD
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • 401K plan and Employer Match
  • Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
  • Professional Development Assistance

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Navstar Inc.

About Navstar Inc.

Who We Are:

Since 1999, Navstar has built a reputation for excellence and responsiveness that has allowed us to stand out from the rest. We have achieved that reputation by listening to our customers, being easy to work with, and delivering on our commitments.

For the past decade, Navstar has built a proven track record of successfully providing management and technology consulting services as a teaming partner to Large Government Primes and the Federal Sector customers. We are committed to solving our customer’s mission-critical problems with innovative applications of technology expertise. We do all this with the constant and deliberate commitment to performance and integrity.

What We Do:

Our expertise in our Core Competencies has guided clients through the maze of constant business and technology change, while maintaining focus on delivering innovative, practical results. We focus our efforts on proven solutions that will achieve our customer’s business objectives.

Navstar Core Competencies:

- Software Development

- Systems Engineering

- Data Management

We are experts in our Core Competencies and can successfully manage and guide through phases of the project lifecycle.

Bring It On:

We have never turned away from a challenge, tackling the most difficult tasks our clients have is what inspires us – solving problems for our clients. We approach each and every project with a true commitment to the satisfaction of our customers.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
1999
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