DevOps Engineer - Software Developer | Active Clearance

MRSL Real-Time Systems Laboratory

Sarasota, Florida

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ansible, Atlassian JIRA, Best Practices, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, CompTIA Security+, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Processing, Data Science, Database Administration, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), Database Optimization, DevOps, Docker, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Git, GitHub, High Availability, Integrated Circuits (ICs), Intelligence Community, Java, Jenkins, Linux Operating System, Message Broker, Messaging Middleware, Microservices, Microsoft Windows Azure, Operational Support, Performance Analysis, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Programming Languages, Python Programming/Scripting Language, RabbitMQ, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Refactoring, Reliability Engineering, Scalable System Development, Science Library, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Software Administration, Software Development, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Systems Maintenance, Team Building, Team Player, Top Secret Clearance, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Unix Operating Systems
LOCATION
Sarasota, Florida
POSTED
2 days ago

About the Role:
We're hiring a Software Developer with DevOps experience to help design, build, and support mission-focused applications for the Intelligence Community. You'll join a small, highly experienced engineering team building and modernizing secure, high-availability systems used by geographically distributed users.

What You'll Do:

  • Join a small, experienced team enhancing and modernizing cloud architectures supporting key operations
  • Design, develop, and deploy scalable applications in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery
  • Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for data processing
  • Configure and maintain message queuing systems (RabbitMQ or similar)
  • Write Python scripts to automate infrastructure and deployment tasks
  • Monitor system performance and drive improvements to reliability and efficiency
  • Collaborate with developers on deployment and infrastructure best practices
  • Promote clarity and maintainability through clean design and lightweight documentation

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Active TS clearance required, TS/SCI preferred
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 2–10 years of experience building, deploying, and maintaining production software
  • Proficient in Linux/Unix (Rocky, RHEL, or similar)
  • Skilled in Python (preferred) or other languages such as C/C++ or Java
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
  • Understanding of DevSecOps principles and practices
  • Hands-on CI/CD experience (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure, or GCP)
  • Git version control experience
  • Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills
  • CompTIA Security+ (or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire)

Nice to Have:

Programming & Architecture:

  • Multiple programming languages; Python data science libraries (NumPy, pandas, SciPy)
  • RESTful microservices experience (FastAPI, Spring Boot)
  • Legacy system refactoring into containerized/microservice architectures
  • Understanding of horizontal/vertical scaling

Data, DevOps & Cloud:

  • ETL pipeline and RabbitMQ/message broker experience
  • Database optimization and administration
  • Agile workflow experience (Jira, sprints)
  • Security/quality scanning tools (SonarQube, NexusIQ, Trivy)
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
  • Monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Certifications & Domain:

  • AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA, or CKAD certifications
  • Prior experience supporting DoD or IC mission systems
 

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MRSL Real-Time Systems Laboratory