Based at our Optical Systems site in Chantilly, VA, you will support Tranche 3 of the U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) by automating CI/CD pipelines and deploying applications for advanced Electro‑Optical (EO/IR) technology.
What You’ll Get to Do- Support AWS development, test, and production environments
- Collaborate with project leads and team members
- Align with Security and IT for policy assurance
- Develop and support pipelines that include automation and configurations for containers, data management, and release/deployment solutions for programs
- Automate software deployments into varied and complex environments using virtual machines, container technologies, Kubernetes, Cloud environments, and bare metal servers
- Support engagements related to assessing, refactoring and identifying opportunities for existing applications to leverage modern application architectures (e.g., containers)
- Participate in Agile sprints and associated activities
- Support onsite work, as well as travel or offsite work, as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
You’ll Bring These Qualifications as Senior DevOps Engineer II
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent discipline with 8+ years of experience
- Experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud‑based development and operations environments
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or other technical field
- Experience with architecting solutions in AWS Cloud environments
- Experience in key AWS services (such as EC2, ELB, RDS, Route53, CloudWatch, S3, etc.)
- Experience in supporting DevOps tools and pipeline environments, such as Jira, SharePoint, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory
- Experience working with Container technologies (such as Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
- Proficiency in Linux system administration
- Ability to design, enable, and deliver scalable and automated strategies through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Ansible and Terraform
- Experience supporting cloud network resources such as VPC, URL proxies, private link, DNS, ACLs, Security groups, routing tables, etc.
- Background in scripting and/or coding, such as Java, Python, Terraform, and/or Bash
- CompTIA Security+ certification (or in pursuit of)
- Experience with on‑premises to cloud migrations or IT transformations
- Experience in database administration; one or more of MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
- Experience in AWS ElastiCache for Redis
- Expertise in the Git version control system command line
- Familiarity with Information Security frameworks/standards (e.g., CIS, NIST, RFC2196, etc.)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
- Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills
This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. Learn more about ITAR.
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