Aerospace Engineer jobs in North Carolina

Position Summary

MAG Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to join our growing organization in Ft. Liberty, NC (formerly Ft. Bragg).

This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation’s core defense/intelligence services and systems. You will work with a team of diverse architects and engineers with backgrounds in PaaS, DevOps, Security, and IaaS operations in order to spread knowledge and practices all in support of the Government Program Office’s global cloud and platform services environments. 

*This role is contingent upon concurrence from USG*

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to: 

• Responsible for distributed and managed services, automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services
• Manage system tuning for reliability and efficiency and guide and manage software releases for new features and support users through consolidation
• Perform the administrative operation of server hardware and software
• Ensure system security and execute practices and procedures
• Troubleshoot system related problems
• Remain current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments and applications
• Recommend future direction or projects to management
• Provide expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications to enhance an operating system

Requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• Minimum of (5) years relevant experience
• Strong Experience of automation/orchestration using any of the following: Chef, Ansible, Ansible Tower, Terraform, YAML, Jenkins, Puppet or equivalent
• Fluency in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Ruby or equivalent)
• Basic understanding of modern operating systems and network technologies sufficient to automate associated processes
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment problems and perform complex system tests
• Develop and maintain accurate documentation for internal procedures and services
• Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems/tasks
• Strong background in shell scripting
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services
• Integration of Git, in continuous deployment
• Strong experience with DevOps automation tools like Docker, Ansible
• Experience with DevOps monitoring tools like Nagios, Splunk
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Creative thinking skills
• Detail-oriented personality
• Ability to communicate well to other members of the development team 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer Science
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (i.e. Sec )

Other Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen 
• Must have an active DoD TS/SCI Clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Significant experience with networking equipment and the APIs they offer
• Strong understanding of cloud networking at scale
• Ability to break down complex networking concepts and present them in a precise way

Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Government or customer site-specific requirements may include, but are not limited to, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, except in circumstances where a candidate is legally entitled to an accommodation.

Company Policy

MAG Aerospace (MAG) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage diverse candidates to apply to our positions.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.Click below for the “Know Your Rights” and “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination” supplement posters.

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MAG Aerospace (MAG) is committed to providing an online application process that is accessible to all, including individuals with a disability, by offering an alternative way to apply for job openings. This alternative method is available for those who cannot otherwise complete the online application due to a disability or need for accommodation.MAG provides reasonable accommodation to applicants under the guidance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and certain state and/or local laws.

If you need assistance due to a disability, please contact the MAG Aerospace Recruiting email:Applicant.Assist@mag.us or call (703) 376-8993.