Job Description
Job Description
- Must be able to obtain a federal security clearance (US Citizen)
- Must be willing to relocate to Knoxville / Oak Ridge, TN, if not already local, for a hybrid work arrangement.
Overview :
We are hiring a DevOps Engineer! This position resides in the DevOps Engineering Team within the Research IT Infrastructure group. This position will require a regular on-site presence. We optimize our workflows and monitoring solutions to take advantage of our 24 / 7 operations staff, which significantly reduces the need for off-hours support.
DevOps Engineering facilitates the delivery, operation, and monitoring of developed applications for R&D projects. We operate within an Agile Scrum workflow and work with scientific researchers to provide automation solutions. Our success is measured by the additional capabilities, cost savings, and optimizations we provide to our research partners. To achieve this, we are growing our team and offering new capabilities. Our goal is to allow researchers to focus on their projects rather than IT concerns.
Major Duties / Responsibilities :
Directly collaborate with research and operations teams to determine needs, optimize solutions, and maintain systems to support application development and delivery.Provide support for continuous integration and delivery, configuration management, and release management throughout the SDLC.Coordinate with the team to identify, track and address priorities, dependencies, and risks associated with releases, while ensuring alignment with proper processes.Diagnose and debug customer workloads, CI / CD pipelines, and deployment procedures to implement solutions to optimize performance and scalability both on-premises and in the cloud.Work with researchers and developers to configure complex pipelines to streamline multiple code repositories for automated deployments / upgrades, and work with others across the organization to ensure that we are delivering secure solutions in compliance with Internal Operating Procedures.Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service.Our Stack and Workflow :
Work planning and documentation - Jira / Confluence.Code repository, CI / CD – GitLab.Configuration and Package Management – Helm, Ansible, Spack.Container System / Orchestration – Kubernetes, Rancher.Monitoring, Analytics and Visualization - Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch.Other leveraged technologies include, but aren’t limited to Rook / Ceph, Selenium, nginx, Guard, and Checkmarx depending on program needs.Basic Qualifications :
A BS in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, science, business, or a related field of study and five (5) to seven (7) years of aligned professional experience is required for consideration. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.Three (3) years of proven ability leading software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.Experience using configuration management and automation tools including Git, Jenkins, Ansible, or other CI / CD pipeline tools.Experience maintaining code management tools such as GitLabProven experience producing technical documentation.Preferred Qualifications :
Experience with automated code review tools such Checkmarx.Experience building, utilizing, and managing containers in a Linux environment.Experience with performance and diagnostic tools for benchmarking, analysis and tuning of systems, networking, and storage.Previous experience working in a government, scientific, or other highly technical environment.Excellent interpersonal skills suitable for user support and ability to work well with peers.Demonstrated ability to balance sophisticated research and security requirements.Special Requirements :
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.