DevOps Engineer (RC-3)

Legato, LLC recruiters (Staffing@legatocorp.com) would love to speak with you regarding the following position: DevOps Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD.
Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Salary Range: $180,000-$230,000, depending on experience.
What You Will Do:
The DevOps Engineer will support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment and debugging. Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to Production. Develop & Maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies. Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives. Ability to automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits. Set-up up new sites and applications via configuration management such as Puppet and Ansible. Maintain / upgrade / patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence / Jira). Create, Assist, and Implement design and maintenance web service infrastructure and deployments. Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements. Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated. Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements. Assist with support and operations where necessary. Our minimum requirements for this role:

• Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, C, C++, or Java
• Fluent with Git
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 6/7/8, RHCSA/RHCE, CentOS)
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred
• Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.) Experience with MySQL (Clusters, Replication, and Tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus) Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance, etc.
• Proficient with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Proficient automating network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking
• Ability to have a holistic view of service development and deployment architecture  
• Understanding of SLA requirements and role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques
• Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging Configuration Management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.
• Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, ansible, etc.)
• At least ten (10) years’ experience in working in an agile development environment and managing/monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers while working in a PaaS environment.
• A bachelor's degree in a related field.

About Your New Company
Legato, LLC is a dynamic small business headquartered in Columbia, near Ft. Meade, MD. Our positions include Cyber, Software, Systems, Networking, Data Science and other complex engineering capabilities. We set ourselves apart by having employees in the top of their field and who enjoy working at Legato for its attention to its employees, aggressive compensation, and upward mobility possibilities.
We offer a generous benefits package including individual and family health, vision and dental benefits. A minimum of four (4) weeks of paid time off including a week of sick leave. Legato gives our employees 11 federal holidays off and a 401(k) employer match with no vesting schedule. There is an opportunity to earn referral benefits or bank hours if the contract allows.

Disclaimer: The salary range provided is an estimate based on current market conditions and may be adjusted based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Please note that this range is subject to change and should be considered as a guideline rather than a definitive figure.

Legato LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.