Junior DevOps Engineer

Position Description

Software Engineer – DevOps focus

You will be part of a growing team in Newport, RI working at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center that is designing, constructing, and delivering the next generation of undersea warfare Training Systems to the Fleet. Your focus will be on delivery of the Training Systems, helping to solve challenges providing the automation for integration and testing of the hardware, operating system, system configuration and software. Your primary goal will be to provide a robust continuous delivery pipeline to integrate and test engineering changes from the development teams, providing the teams fast and comprehensive feedback. You will also be responsible for providing processes and tools to improve developer experience. We are looking explicitly for candidates who align more with software engineering than operations.

In this role, you will:

Implement continuous delivery best practices within our software development lifecycle.  Implement and support a continuous integration and continuous delivery model to streamline development, deployment and testing of multiple software baselines.  Work with systems and software engineers to deploy operating systems and software builds along with supporting the development infrastructure of required tools.

• Partner with engineering teams to automate every stage of the software development life cycle.
• Assist in designing and implementing an infrastructure to support DevOps practices in an on premises cloud environment, including but not limited to:
• Refine and simplify the process of delivering engineering changes to the Training Systems.
• Recommend and introduce tools to help achieve this goal.
• Proactively identify and drive optimizations and improvements to the development workflow and delivery of the Training Systems.
• Identify automation opportunities within configuration management, build, packaging, deployment, and testing.
• Design, implement, alter, and test CI/CD pipelines.
• Build tools to reduce the overhead and streamline building, packaging, deploying, and testing.
• Creating solutions to give developers fast feedback on engineering changes.
• Researching and delivering new and innovative methods for providing continuous delivery solutions.
• Develop automated test tools to verify build and deployment mechanisms.
• This position has no on-call requirements

Qualifications

To be successful in this role,  you will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering or a relevant STEM field.
• More than two years of experience in a Software Engineer role
• Proficiency working in Linux environments (RHEL7/CentOS7, RHEL8/CentOS8).
• Proficiency working with Bash Shell Scripting
• Proviciency working with Python
• Proficiency working with Ansible
• Experience with at least one compiled language (e.g. C, C++, Rust, Go)
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance

Additional desired experience and skills:

• Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle
• General understanding of the build automation process
• Experience with virtual machine provisioning and configuration
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain protocol and processes with team and management.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to spot issues before they become problems.
• Self-directed and motivated to learn
• Time and project management skills, with the capability to prioritize and multitask as needed.
• Working knowledge of Make and/or Clearcase
• Working knowledge of Gradle
• Working knowledge of Puppet/Chef, Nexus/Artifactory, Docker/Podman, Kubernetes, SonarQube
• Active secret clearance
• Well versed in modern continuous delivery principles and best practices
• Experience with virtualization architectures including RedHat KVM, VMWare ESXi/vSphere

If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and sailors and a passionate Serco team- then submit your application now for immediate consideration.  It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco. If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: [email protected] or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.

Candidates may be asked to present proof of identify during the selection process. If requested, this will require presentation of a government-issued I.D. (with photo) with name and address that match the information entered on the application. Serco will not take possession of or retain/store the information provided as proof of identity. For more information on how Serco uses your information, please see our Applicant Privacy Policy and Notice.

Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email [email protected].

Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Our Total Rewards package includes competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance—so you can thrive both professionally and personally. Eligible employees also gain access to a wide range of benefits from comprehensive health coverage and health savings accounts to retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and time-off programs that support work-life balance. Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of the posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.

Benefits HIGHLIGHTS – Comprehensible Benefits for Full-time Employees (Part-time members receive a customized package tailored to their role).

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan that includes counseling conditions
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific contract as well as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement or the Service Contract Act.

To review all Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/about-us.

Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. The application window for this position is for no more than 60 days. We encourage candidates to apply promptly after the posting date, as the position may close earlier if filled or if the application volume exceeds expectations. Please submit applications exclusively through Serco’s external (or internal) career site. This is a U.S.-based role. If an applicant has any concerns with job posting compliance, please send an email to: [email protected].