DevOps Engineering Linux MLS

DevOps Engineer for MLS Linux SystemsMauck Research Group is a small cyber research and development company exploring emerging offensive and defensive cyber problems for our clients. DevOps Engineering Linux MLSTitle: DevOps Engineer for MLS Linux SystemsLocation: Herndon, VA preferred, Denver optional; willingness to travel to Mississippi (initial 1-2 weeks trip, then minimal travel)Security clearance: TS/SCI with PolyProgram Description: MRG provides Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/SE Linux based HPC services throughout the lifecycle for computational requirements, architecture, acquisition, and operations to federal government customers. Our employees embrace innovation and are committed to a culture of continuous, standards-driven process improvement and assimilation of industry best practices. The program provides key supercomputing capabilities for solving important problems in science and technology. This work involves working on cutting edge HPC technologies to ensure that scientists and engineers will be able to fully utilize modern HPC systems. We are seeking a DevOps Engineers familiar with Unix/Linux/SE for our Data Centric-Multi-Level Secure (DC-MLS ) Enterprise team. The DC-MLS Enterprise team provides initial deployment and coordination of initial site support for DC-MLS deployments which include HPC programs and other contracts as well as for our DC-MLS Core team.Summary: You will be an active member of the DC-MLS Enterprise team supporting multiple current and future contracts including the HPC contract. The DC-MLS Enterprise team is responsible for the development of documentation, scripting, processes, and other support necessary to deploy the DC-MLS Core product and working with the sites including HPC and other current deployments to provide full spectrum of DevOps support for the DC-MLS Core and Enterprise product and the implementations on the various contracts. You will work closely with the contract teams, users, and government to ensure the DC-MLS Enterprise and Core products meet requirements and fully support each program's needs. An individual should have demonstrated problem-solving ability.Duties and Responsibilities:Deploy through Red Hat (RH) Satellite and Ansible automation and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SE Linux configurationsWork with site administration one-on-one to troubleshoot automation/deployment issuesInstall software libraries functioning in RHEL/SE Linux environment to support DC-MLS Enterprise deploymentsMonitor and modify DC-MLS Enterprise in an agile and highly flexible environmentEngage 3rd party vendors to translate and integrate manual steps into deployment processApply best practices in DevOps engineering, delivering projects on time and with excellent qualityProvide support to staff and end users to resolve DC-MLS Enterprise related issuesCreate and/or modify existing DC-MLS Enterprise DevOps to correct errors and/or improve deployment capabilitiesDevelop and execute test plans for filesystem upgrades and address with vendor support any issues that arise during testingPotential for shaping new business growth with additional customersBasic Qualifications (Required):Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an AIS degree required plus 5 years of a combination of Linux, scripting/software development, and configuration management experienceProficiency in Python, Perl, Korn, Bourne/Bash, Ansible and other shell scriptingExperience with revision control software (CVS, SVN, Git, GitLab, GitLab CI)Management, development of DevOps deployment automation processesAbility to analyze/debug/maintain the integrity of an existing DevOps baseExcellent communication and people skillsUnderstanding of software development process including requirements, use cases, design, coding, documentation and testingSecurity+ CertificationAbility to obtain clearanceDesired Skills:SE Linux experience: configuration and policyExperience with RH SatelliteExperience with Lustre, NFS, and other file systemsExperience with Ethernet networkingExperience with RDMA communications (InfiniBand and OmniPath)Understanding and experience working with identity management systems including LDAP and token-based authentication systemsNew business growth experience, communication and shaping of new business with customersSalary: $150,000 - $250,000 per year