Senior DevSecOps Engineer (DHS USCIS)

Softrams is looking for several Senior DevSecOps Engineers with strong Windows/ Linux and AWS experience who will be part of a collaborative and agile team that supports and delivers virtual infrastructure for a mission-critical DHS/USCIS project. For the right candidate this can be a 100% remote role.  

Ideal Candidate is/has:

• Passionate about the concept of infrastructure as code and leverages modern tools to define, build and manage virtual infrastructure in the cloud. 
• Excellent hands-on experience with AWS. 
• Solid understanding of Windows systems (2012 R2+) and Linux Systems (CentOS, RedHat), hosts, networks, security, applications and proficiency in shell scripting.  
• Solid understanding and proven experience with configuration management tools like Ansible and Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes.  
• Believes in automation for consistent, scalable and fool-proof delivery of infrastructure and applications. 
• Support production issues/high severity issues on weekends or off hours as required. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; other work experience and certifications considered in lieu of degree requirements.
• CNCF-Kubernetes on Cloud or On-Prem, understanding of IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
• Experience in using Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes providing DevSecOps implementation using Jenkins, Gitlab CI, Istio/service mesh, Ansible and ArgoCD in an AWS or Azure Cloud.
• Experience with developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applications.
• Working knowledge of source version control, build/release tools and methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Working knowledge of Software Build process.
• Passion for building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for a large enterprise that consists of hundreds of applications 
• Possess a strong "security first" mindset.

Desired Qualification

• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban frameworks is a plus.
• CompTIA Sec +CE, or other equivalent IAT II certification.
• 4 or more years of experience working with agile tools like Jira, Git, and Confluence. 
• Demonstrated ability come up with System designs, architecture, process flows and Concept of Operations for large complex systems.
• Please provide any code in Github or such that you have worked on personally or in the open-source community.
• Be able to demonstrate proficiency with configuration management tools such as Ansible, during the interview process. 
• Should have a AWS certification or be ready to obtain a certification within 60 days from the date of joining. 

Public Trust ClearanceThis role requires the hired candidate to go through DHS public of trust clearance. A minimum of 3 years of stay in the U.S. within the last 5 years is a must to be eligible to qualify for public trust clearance sponsorship.Benefits·       65%-75% company sponsored (including dependents) premiums towards Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. 100% employer sponsored STD, LTD & Life Insurance (min $100K). Voluntary Life insurance option available.·       Retirement 401(k) Plan with employer matching. Immediate vesting.·       Vacation & Sick leaves·       Discretionary Bonus, Spot awards, Gifts, Tenure based rewards.·       Company sponsored role based certifications/trainings.·       Monthly Doordash DashPass subscription.·       Group discounts via LifeMart ADPWork LocationSoftrams is a 100% remote at the moment and this role qualifies for a 100% remote within the United States. Preference will be given to applicants that are local to DC, MD, VA regions but any qualified candidate may apply. About SoftramsSoftrams is a Maryland & Virginia-based small business information technology, consulting, and solutions provider specializing in emerging technologies for UX/UI, Mobile Apps, DevOps, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, and Cyber Security. We offer innovative technology implementations and build customer-centric services that are simple, intuitive, scalable, efficient and most importantly usable.Softrams is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nation origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.As a HUBZone certified business, we strongly encourage candidates who reside in a HUBZone area to apply. Click on the link here to check if you are in the HUBZone area (http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/).