DevSecOps Integration & Support Engineer_
San Diego
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
We are seeking a DevSecOps Integration & Support engineer to join the San Diego office of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. In this role, you will support node deployment and management for the Depot Integrated Product Team (IPT), including interfacing directly with customers, continuous monitoring, remote patching and baseline update deployment to maintain consistency of installs and preserve cybersecurity posture. As a new member of our team, you’ll work with us to establish an exceptional Node Management & Support team, which is essential to sustaining installed nodes for our customer.
You will:
+ Work directly with customers in a technical role
+ Participate in planning with customers
+ Produce technical documentation to support maintenance of HW/SW systems
+ Deploy patches and baseline updates to remote sites
+ Maintain and manage nodes remotely
+ Continuous monitoring (ACAS or similar)
+ Structure and maintain databases
+ Advanced service-desk functions, trouble ticket fielding and resolution
This job can be at multiple levels depending on the successful candidate’s education, and experience. Minimally requires a Bachelors’ degree in an engineering or science discipline and 2+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Higher level positions require additional education and or experience.
Required:
+ Experience with implementation and understanding of Engineering principles in a professional environment
+ Understanding of HW/SW builds, IA hardening and lockdown
+ Experience managing RedHat/Linux systems, writing/maintaining custom scripts
+ Experience configuring routers/switches (Dell OS10 experience is a plus) and dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF/BGP
+ Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Powershell and Python
+ Experience with developing and troubleshooting user interfaces
+ Skilled in Platform management e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, and micro services architecture
+ Experience with software code development to automate run-time environment tools
+ Experience maintaining, configuring, operating and troubleshooting complex electronic computer interface systems and network equipment
+ IAT Level 1 (CompTIA Security + and OS/Computing Environment certification)
+ A strong understanding of security concepts, best practices and how to apply them, such as Secure Shell, public key encryption, access credentials, certificates, TLS, and data encryption to include Department of Defense and Intelligence Community security policies/processes
+ Ability to represent successful completion of work in Agile Management systems (e.g. Jira, Confluence, GitLab)
+ Operates standard computer-based business tools (including but not limited to Microsoft Word and Excel) effectively with a high degree of competency
+ Ability to capture essential procedural instructions for tasks in a manner repeatable by others
+ Top Secret Clearance
Preferred:
+ Familiarity with Palo Alto firewalls
+ Familiarity with Dell Open Manage Enterprise/Redfish API
+ Familiarity with distributed systems like Hadoop, HBase/Accumulo, Spark and Kafka
Employee will be required to travel in support of distant end installations or break fix actions if they cannot be accomplished remotely. Such travel may be with limited (less than 3 days) notice.
Position requires onsite support in a classified environment located in San Diego, CA
Remote work supported only in limited capacity (short duration, NIPR) and with approval of the sponsor
ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.
You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu.
**The proposed salary range may be impacted by geographic differential.**
The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:
$86,300.00 - $164,000.00
Salary Structure (su.edu/current-employee/compensation/staff-salary-grades-and-leveling-matrix) - additional information on Penn State's job and salary structure.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here (su.edu/annual-security-reports) .
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
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