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SAIC · 19 hours ago

Technical Operations Engineer

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

SAIC is the premier Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) integrator. This position supports the Joint Fires Network and involves the development and implementation of tools and processes to ensure the availability and stability of complex systems for the United States Air Force customer.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Ensure the maximum availability, stability and health of required program resources below to support operations, experimentation, development and testing

Develop and maintain automated reporting mechanism using commercial or customer dashboards for reporting overall system health and status

Provide software sustainment leveraging software configuration management controls and processes

Establish and improve existing engineering processes and tools to provide system status by leveraging Platform/Applications/Data monitoring tools

Contribute to the design and development of automating the daily verification and validation of key functional capabilities

Support the automation of configuration management and the visibility into the status of CM across various environments

Implement and promote systems engineering principles to ensure program success

Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability of the system

Prepare detailed reports and presentations on findings and share insights with stakeholders

Stay updated with the latest trends, technologies, and advancements in automated testing, distributed databases, software defined networking, container orchestration, and DevSecOps

Identify, investigate and document system deficiencies to support Technical Operations

Qualification

DevSecOpsSystem Monitoring ToolsCloud PlatformsConfiguration ManagementAutomation ToolsVirtualizationKubernetesAgile MethodologiesProblem-SolvingCommunication SkillsCritical Thinking

Required

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in STEM and 5+ years of progressive experience in Computer Science, Networking and Information Technology, including Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, DevSecOps, and application lifecycle management

Experience in automation tools and techniques, including configuration management and system validation

Experience with system monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)

Experience with Virtualization VMware, vSphere, and Microsoft Hyper-V, Linux KVM

Experience with DevSecOps practices such as continuous integration and development tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab Runners)

Experience with Kubernetes distros (RKE2, EKS, K8s, etc)

Experience with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform)

Knowledge of application integration testing and automated testing frameworks

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with application providers

Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience in reporting project status to leadership

Familiarity with modern IT frameworks and methodologies (e.g., Agile, ITIL)