Sentinel Devops Engineer / Principal Devops Engineer

Sentinel Devops Engineer / Principal Devops Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in relevant field of study and 2 years of related experience; Master’s in relevant field of study and 0 years of related experience; Or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Bachelor’s in relevant field of study and 5 years of related experience; Master’s in relevant field of study and 3 years of related experience; PHD with one year or related experience or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Current Security + or equivalent certification or greater or ability to obtain, within 6 months or less of hire, DoD 8570 / AFMAN 17-1303 qualification at IASAE 3 level
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope and ability to obtain SAP access within reasonable amount of time
• Proficient in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) with expertise in SQL, database design, optimization, and data integrity through normalization.
• Skilled in non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), understanding their data models and efficient retrieval techniques.
• Experienced with time-series databases (e.g., InfluxDB, TimescaleDB), adept at designing schemas for high-frequency data ingestion and time-based analysis.
• Familiar with data service architectures and microservices that enable seamless access to and integration of diverse data sources across applications.
• Experience administering, integrating, and maintaining Data Services as part of the platform toolchain
• Experience configuring hardware, services, and managing settings and storage
• Deep knowledge of Windows and Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning with proven automation/coding experience
• Experience with hypervisors such as ESXi, Harvester, Hyper-V, etc.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for the Sentinel program.
• Support the Software Infrastructure team to develop and deploy Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service capability.
• Architect system requirements and model the Physical and Logical architecture to facilitate design, collaborating with engineers across disciplines throughout development.
• Determine required COTS tools and functionality necessary to support requirements.
• Be responsible for the security governance, risk management, and compliance of a system while it is being engineered for customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain SAP access within reasonable amount of time
• Current CISSP or equivalent certification or greater; Ability to obtain, within 6 months or less of hire, DoD 8570 / AFMAN 17-1303 qualification at IASAE 3 level
• Deep knowledge of deploying secure applications using Kubernetes or other similar tooling
• Proven experience executing Security Hardening on diverse LINUX and Windows Operating Systems based on approved DISA STIGs and SRGs
• Familiarity with scripting Windows Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Experience scripting, installing, and testing patches on system hosts
• Experience designing and implement automation solutions using Ansible for auto-deploy and configuration management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
• Understanding of SCRUM and AGILE methodology.
• Experience Cross Domain Guards
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence/GitLab
• Authentication and Authorization
• Microsoft Domain Controller, Red Hat IdM, Keycloak, Multi-Factor Authentication
• Contrast, JFrog Xray
• End Point Protection (includes virus scanning)
• McAfee (DISA HBSS), Carbon Black
• Audit Logs
• VMWare vRealize Operations (vROps), Splunk, ArcSight
• STEM Degree