DevOps Engineer

Job Summary General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implementation of secure automation solutions for development, testing, and production environments. Builds and deploys automation, monitoring, and analysis solutions.
• Manages continuous integration and delivery pipeline to maximize efficiency.
• Implements industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Develops and maintains solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring.
• Continuously evaluates existing systems with industry standards, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Builds and maintains tools, solutions and microservices associated with deployment and our operations platform, ensuring that all meet our customer service standards and reduce errors.
• Tests system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed.
• Manages code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes. Works with open-source technologies as needed. Works with CI and CD tools, and source control such as GIT and SVN.
• Offers technical support where needed, developing software for our back-end systems. Stays current with industry trends and source new ways for our business to improve.

• Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and five years of related experience.
• Understanding of system administration in various OS environments.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools. Familiarity with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI.
• Proficiency in scripting languages including Bash, Python, and JavaScript.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• An ability to drive to goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices. Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance required.