IaC/DevOps Lead - Public Trust

Wanted: An experienced IaC/DevOps Lead with demonstrated experience in planning, directing, and coordinating activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming; expertise to help with the modernization of legacy environments and increasing the speed of application features, function, and technology, achieving Enterprise Infrastructure DevSecOps. 

As a IaC/DevOps Lead, you will:

• Work with the latest, cutting edge technology.
• Work with a team of driven, supportive and highly skilled professionals.
• Receive a robust benefits package that includes Employee Stock Ownership Plan!
• Enjoy flexibility managing your work hours and personal needs with a single accrual leave plan.

A week in the life of a IaC/DevOps Lead:

• Provide infrastructure related solution architecture support.
• Lead migration of infrastructure from a physical infrastructure to virtual environment.
• Standardize templates such as Linux, Windows, and self-healing application stacks.
• Work with application engineers to streamline CI/CD pipeline build tools: Jenkins, GHE, Nexus, Chef/Ansible. 
• Provide infrastructure support for development, pre-production, and production environments consisting of Windows, Linux, and ESXi OS. 
• Participate in Agile methodology sprint/work planning process. 
• Provide SSO support for IBM WAS or SharePoint services.  
• Respond to Security RAs (IIS security fixes/patches, Java upgrades). 

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners.  The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $180,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans (including ESOP and 401k), insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States. We are a government services contractor focused on delivering Strategic Solutions to complex national priority programs with 100 locations worldwide. Through our focus on quality, strong cultural beliefs and innovation we deliver excellence every day.

Company Awards:  

• Forbes National Best Midsize Companies 2021
• Energage National Best Workplaces, National 2021
• Washington Post Best Workplaces  2021

Veteran Hiring Awards:  

• U.S. Department of Labor Hire Vets Medallion  
• BEST FOR VETS by Military Times
• TOP 10 MILITARY FRIENDLY COMPANY by MilitaryFriendly.com

• Required: a minimum of 10 years of recent and relevant experience.
• Required: an ITIL V4 certification.
• Domain expertise: Methodologies, System Tools, Cloud, Virtualization, Languages, OSs.
• Technical skills: Agile (Scrum & Kanban), Active Directory, Red Hat Satellite, Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Nexus, GitHub, Jenkins, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Graylog, AWS, GCP, Azure, VMware ESXi, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, bash, YAML, Groovy, Windows, Linux-RHEL, Linux-CentOS, and Linux-Ubuntu.
• Preferred additional certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional, CompTIA Security , MCSA  
• Preferred education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business management, information technology management, or a related field. 
• Previous Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel clearance preferred but not required. 
• Prior experience with and knowledge of TSA’s mission priorities, systems, and applications preferred but not required. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills.  Ability to coordinate across large groups of people at multiple levels.