DevOps Python Engineer

DevOps Python Engineer

The company is located in Reston, VA and will remain 100% remote.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Coordinate the work of both internal and external engineers, to build automation solutions.
• Work with multiple groups within the company to establish schedules, priorities, and staffing requirements necessary to develop automation.
• Analyze current technology and processes in use and recommend improvements.
• Provide oversight for automation projects and mentor other engineers in best practices.
• Document automation solutions with all details required for implementation.
• Produce documentation about automation solutions suitable for customer review and also for sales presentations.
• Develop tooling and improve processes to automate monitoring, metrics collection and analysis.
• Implementing self-service tooling to improve team operations and management of the infrastructure.
• Participate in team code reviews and design reviews.
• Handle multiple work streams across multiple engagements.
• Planning future phases of and supporting customer deployments and environments.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Active Secret clearance, or ability to obtain.
• Proficient with Python.
• Proficient with PKI/SSL concepts including public/private keys and certificate authorities.
• Proficient with web design, including HTML and CSS.
• Proficient with consuming REST services.
• Proficient with backend data storage technologies, including SQL and no-SQL databases.
• Experience with Linux shell scripting (Bash is preferred).
• Experience with basic in Linux/Unix troubleshooting and log file analysis.
• Hands-on experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment of technical solutions leveraging cloud services and features.
• Experience with Jira or similar tools.
• Experience with Git and with Git workflows including tagging, branching, and integration with other tools such as Jira.
• General experience with cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.
• Experience with AWS technologies like EC2, S3, and Lambda, Elastic Container Registry, Elastic Container Service, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with using an API to access cloud services (Boto3 preferred).
• Security and detail-oriented methodology.
• Demonstrable experience in Enterprise-level environments.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to multitask with several customers, coworkers, and projects.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure to deliver high-quality deliverables.
• Contribute independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical as well as organizational skills.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Django, Flask, or other object relational mapping frameworks.
• Experience with container technologies like Docker or Podman.
• Testing frameworks like Pytest for Python or Junit for Java.
• AWS/Azure certifications.
• Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or another server/configuration management tools.
• Terraform.
• Knowledge of operating system security configuration and reporting tools such as SCAP and Nessus/Tenable.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.