Devops Engineer @ Hexagon US Federal

Company Overview

At Hexagon US Federal we provide cutting-edge technologies and a wide range of professional services to enable our customers to make smarter and faster operational decisions and improve mission effectiveness.

Hexagon US Federal is an independent subsidiary of Hexagon Corporation exclusively focused on bringing the broad range of Hexagon technologies to the US Federal government and its partners. 

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Employees: 300

Operating Locations: Chantilly, VA (HQ); Huntsville, AL; Lexington Park, MD, and other client sites across the US

As a DevOpsEngineer, you will be part of the Cartographic Web Services (CWS) Team. CWS is a proven solution for rapid production of cartographic products that leverages over 30 years of Hexagon US Federal research and development into the automation of the cartographic process. The CWS product is currently being used by national mapping agencies to produce series-based maps at the national mapping agency level for both military and humanitarian missions.

You will be responsible for working within a GIS production team to develop application automation to improve efficiencies. Development tasks involve ownership of the entire end-to-end system with a focus on the Hexagon Geospatial product family that make up CWS. You will be responsible for both updating and maintaining the existing CWS backend system, while working hand-in-hand with the customer and senior CWS team members.

Job Duties

Deploy and maintain production systems that meet stringent security requirements on classified government networks
Perficient in Windows workstation and server operating systems (Windows 10, 11, Server 2016, etc)
Experience in performing system operations functions across the various Windows operations systems
Design and test back-up, contingency, and disaster recovery procedures for AWS infrastructure
Install and maintainappropriate server infrastructure including patching related to vulnerability mitigation
Troubleshoot issues related to system, network or other configuration settings

Job Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science, a STEM related discipline, or relevant coursework in geographic information science
Experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, and pushing releases across environments
Must have experience with Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) as well Amazon Web Services (AWS) Computing Infrastructure (EC2, ECS, EBS, S3)
Experience deploying and supporting end-user software for an active user-base
Top Secret Security Clearance – (must maintain mandatory training compliance)

Additional Experience Desired

Familiarity with standard GEOINT data sources (TDS, MGCP, OSM, etc.)
Experience with source control management (SCM) tools like Team Foundation Server
Familiarity with Scrum principles

What we will provide in return: 

- Competitive health care plans with savings accounts

- Dental and vision plans

- 401k with 100% company match up to 6%, with immediate vesting on company match

- Life and disability insurance

- Learning Management System with robust offerings

- Tuition Reimbursement Program

- Flexible hybrid and remote working arrangements where possible

- 13 paid holidays per year

- Thrive Wellness Program

- DE&I and Veterans’ focused Employee Resources Groups with regular educational sessions and communications

- Leadership Development Program with multiple learning options

Hexagon US Federal is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Devops Engineer

Hexagon US Federal

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