Job Description

JUNIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER - 1

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD 20701

AN ACTIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE WITH A POLYGRAPH IS REQUIRED

• COMPANY OVERVIEW:

  GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team! General Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran.

  BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related technical field is required (or equivalent experience), plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree. Agile experience preferred.

  CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

  Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance with a Polygraph is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

  JOB DESCRIPTION:

  Help make the technologies, products and services that make a difference. That’s the opportunity that’s waiting for you at General Dynamics Mission Systems. We help our nation’s heroes keep our nation safe by creating solutions so advanced, they redefine innovation for the world. It’s an amazing challenge. And it’s waiting for you now. We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers’ missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar space and everything in between. Working successfully within a team, the Junior DevOps Engineer will assist in interfacing with the customer, their operations team, and respond to customer requests, find system deficiencies and work-arounds to circumvent deficiencies, and perform software requirements analysis, participate in research and design, and develop and test software and tools. Your talent will be front and center.

  DEVOPS ENGINEERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON AN AGILE TEAM TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A WIDE ARRAY OF K8S AND SPRING BASED HIGH DATA RATE MICROSERVICES USING JAVA 11.

  DEVOPS ENGINEERS ON SWITCHHITTER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING:

  Technologies: Microservices, AWS, Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Java 11, ReactJS, Spring Boot/Cloud/Data, Redis, Postgres

  Tools: Maven, Node, Git, Sonar, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Atlassian Jira (Bitbucket, Confluence, Bamboo, Crucible)

  BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience with Java and/or JavaScript like languages
  • Experience interfacing directly with customer, their operations team, and responding to customer requests
  • Finding system deficiencies, finding work-arounds to circumvent deficiencies, and figuring out solutions to remove them, working with both front-end and back-end portions of the system
  • Understanding entire data flow and all data formats, and troubleshooting problems

  PREFERRED SKILLS:

  • Linux Experience
  • Application framework experience such as Spring Framework
  • Familiarity with Microservices
  • Familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes

  What you’ll experience:

  • Technologies that aren’t just top-notch, they’re often top-secret
  • A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what’s next
  • Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it’s discovered

  What you bring to the table:

  • A Bachelor’s in software engineering or a related technical field, plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree is required; Agile experience preferred
  • Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, principles, and theories
  • Solid knowledge of the software development process

  What sets you apart:

  • Ability to interact effectively with project teams, managers and end users
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Solid ability to grasp and apply new information quickly and handle increasing responsibilities with growing complexity
  • Creative and innovative thinking with the ability to multi-task

  Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Submission Summary):

  1. Bachelor’s Degree in software engineering or a related technical field

  2. 2 years of experience with Java and/or JavaScript like languages.

  3. Active Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance with a Polygraph

  4. Technologies: Microservices, AWS, Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Java 11, ReactJS, Spring Boot/Cloud/Data, Redis, Postgres

  5. Tools: Maven, Node, Git, Sonar, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Atlassian Jira (Bitbucket, Confluence, Bamboo, Crucible.

  6. Linux Experience = NICE TO HAVE:

  7. Application framework experience such as Spring Framework = NICE TO HAVE:

  8. Familiarity with Microservices = NICE TO HAVE:

  9. Familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes = NICE TO HAVE:

  10. Salary Expectation? (Salary Range: MARKET RANGES BASED ON EXPERIENCE)

  11. US Citizen or Green Card holder?

  12. Complete Current Address?

  Additional Pre- screen questions

  1. Please elaborate on your DevOps experience as well as exposure to Java and JavaScript.
  2. How familiar are you with Spring Framework and Linux? Please elaborate.
  3. An Active Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance with a Polygraph is required. Do you have one?
  4. What is your work authorization status?
  5. How open are you to relocating to Annapolis Junction, MD? If you are, please include if you expect a relocation package, and your timeline for the move
  6. What is your current level of security clearance? Please verify if it is active or inactive and provide the date of the last investigation
  7. Have you directly applied for this job or have had your resume presented for this job to our client, GDMS by another recruiter?

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