Automation Engineer (Jr)

* This role is 100% remote but candidates in the Greater STL/IL area are preferred due to customer location *

Overview: This position is responsible for supporting automation efforts with a focus on troubleshooting and implementing solutions to improve DevSecOps practices; experience with automation tools such as Ansible or PowerShell

Required Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD or government agencies
• Experience with troubleshooting, triaging, or resolving automation issues using Ansible or PowerShell
• Knowledge of automation tools including Ansible, version control systems including Git, operating systems including RHEL and Windows, and virtualization including VMware
• Knowledge of Agile development
• Ability to develop tools and processes to drive DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with designing and implementing robust, scalable, and efficient CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC)
• Experience with application containerization; Experience with modeling network configuration in JSON and YAML
• Experience with network automation in Python and Ansible
• Knowledge of networking principles and concepts
• Knowledge of API design and object-oriented principles