Senior DevOps Engineer

VTG is seeking a talented and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to serve as an integrator between business needs and technical solutions. Must be able to work creatively and efficiently to solve difficult technical problems.

• seeking candidates to fulfill a DevOps Engineering role.

• Essential qualifications include hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), demonstrating proficiency in cloud infrastructure. Expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) is also a mandatory requirement, alongside a solid understanding and practical application of infrastructure as code principles and tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

• An understanding of data processing concepts and experience with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) systems is desired. Additionally, some proficiency with Python code is beneficial for this role.

• The candidate must also be well-versed in Agile development methodologies and have demonstrable experience working within an Agile lifecycle, including participation in sprints, stand-ups, and other Agile ceremonies.

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or additional years of specialized experience in a scientific or technical discipline.
• Eight (8) years of experience.
• Proven experience working with DevOps tools including Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience developing micro-services on AWS platform services such as Lambdas, ECS, S3, EC2, EKS, etc.
• Experience using RESTful APIs or software development in a cloud environment.
  
• Demonstrated experience in software quality process/assurance including automation testing, unit/integration testing, design/code review, code profiling and software CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools, e.g. Jira and Confluence.

Desired Skills:

• Experience writing Python code.
• Understanding/familiarity with the data ETL lifecycle and maintenance of ETL systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.