QA Lead/AppSec DevOps

Medical Science & Computing (MSC), a Guidehouse company is seeking an experienced QA Lead/AppSec DevOps professional to support our work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, MD (when it is safe).

 

Our DevOps team:

• Streamlines multi-language software development by providing tools and templates to solve common challenges of Continuous Integration
• C++, Python and Scala, and also work with Go and Rust
• Develops a modern continuous deployment platform with cutting-edge technologies
• Containers, cluster schedulers, service mesh, dynamic secrets provisioning
• Minimizes toil by automating configuration via codification (Terraform is one of our main instruments)
• Works with product development teams to help them adopt the platform and best practices (we maintain some of the "core libraries" product teams rely on)
• Performs research and evaluates new technologies to meet the most advanced demands of our product teams (e.g., delivering large, versioned data sets to applications running on Kubernetes)
• Maintains a high level of education for ourselves and our customers (training courses on-site and off-site, conference attendance and tuition reimbursement)
• Practices Agile development (Scrum) and continuous improvement 

NCBI DevOps deployment platform stands on:

• TeamCity for Continuous Integration (while also considering Jenkins and GitLab)
• Artifactory for storing libraries developed internally, as well as container images (ECR and GCR experiments in cloud environments are planned)
• Nomad and Kubernetes to schedule and run our deployments (currently transitioning from Nomad to Kubernetes)
• Telegraf, InfluxDB, Kapacitor and Grafana along with OpsGenie for monitoring and alerting (recently set up Influx Enterprise cluster)
• Consul and Linkerd for service discovery (we heavily contributed to Consul support in Linkerd in its early days)
• Vault for secrets management (looking to scale it massively)
• Puppet and Terraform for configuration management (we develop custom Terraform plugins for our specific needs)
• AWS, GCP and on-premises datacenters (we strive to provide a seamless application deployment experience between data centers and clouds)

 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team of DevOps infrastructure engineers.
• Work with DevOps Technical Program Manager and CTO to clarify technical strategy and current priorities
• Play a role of Scrum Product Owner
  • Define product scope with Stakeholders
  • Prioritize deliverables
  • Prioritize the team's work allocations
  • Negotiate priorities with Stakeholders
  • Plan product releases
  • Plan Sprints
• Ensure team members understand their duties and responsibilities
• Provide coaching and mentoring for the team
• Select candidates and interview for staffing open positions
• Administrative supervisory duties: attendance, feedback for performance reviews 

 

 

 

 

Requirements

 

Required qualifications:

 

• B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics)
• Alternatively, equivalent industry experience in Software Development
• At least five years of technical/QA lead experience
• Strong knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, Java, Scala, Rust, C++; and desire to learn new languages
• Hands-on Linux experience. System programming expertise or understanding of how container runtimes work is a big plus
• Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud service providers
• Experience using cluster scheduler technologies (Kubernetes, Nomad, Mesos), or solid understanding of the concepts they operate upon
• Understanding of distributed systems design principles (we will ask you about consensus, and we don't mean blockchain)
• Experience in playing a Product Owner role for an Agile team
• Management/Leadership skills
• Customer-focused, team-oriented disposition
• Excellent communication and soft skills to interface with customers, peers and management
• Good judgement, sense of integrity and responsibility

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Strong presentation skills
• Experience mentoring other developers
• Experience with GitLab
• Experience working with HashiCorp products
• Experience setting up or using monitoring systems (Grafana, TICK Stack, Prometheus)
• Experience managing stateful datasets in cloud environments
• Any other DevOps technologies, any prior DevOps experience

 

 

 

Due to our contractual requirements and federal orders, including an Executive Order from the White House and an emergency regulation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the position for which you are applying requires that you provide proof of your vaccination status. If you are unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons or because of a sincerely held religious belief, you may request an exemption from the vaccination requirement which shall be reviewed after the submission of requested documentation. If an accommodation is granted, the conditions may include weekly testing and masking. All Guidehouse employees also agree to follow any additional health and safety mitigation policies that may be required in the workplace.

 

Compensation

 

Company Description

We are a trusted government partner that blends deep domain expertise with advanced technologies to help our customers solve complex problems that improve, protect, and save lives. As a rapidly growing company, we combine entrepreneurial spirit, customer focus, and an outcomes-based approach to support agency missions in health IT, life sciences, public safety, and grants management.

 

The Dovel Family of Companies offers employees an opportunity to advance beyond a specific role or contract, we offer a path to develop an enriching career. We believe in empowering a culture of innovation, customer success, and employee growth. 

 

What you’ll get…

• Time Off! Flexible schedules and company paid holidays allow you to take the time you need.
• Investment in YOU! 401(K) company contributions are yours to keep with no waiting period.
• Choices! Unique healthcare plans to choose from with options like fertility and orthodontia benefits.
• Discovery! With our tuition assistance and training programs, we support your career advancement.
• Tax Savings! Enroll in pre-tax Health or Dependent Care Flexible Spending, HSA with company contributions, parking, and/or transit commuter benefits.
• Support! Working parents and busy professionals – we’ve got you covered with a supportive culture, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a membership to Care.com.
• Perks! Employee discounts, peer recognition programs, company-wide wellness challenges, and fun community events.
• A Voice! A unique culture where you can influence decisions and have your voice heard.

 

 

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.