1 Senior DevOps Engineer

⁠⁠⁠The ACS Office is seeking an experienced DevSecOps Engineer in support of its ACS Information Enablement (IE) program activities. The DevSecOps role will be part the ACS IE team, reporting to the ACS Program Manager overseeing delivery activities, and will work with an external delivery vendor and internal Bureau DevSecOps domain leads and teams. The role requires skills and experience to design, deploy, maintain, integrate and support secure DevOps tooling, across multiple networks, supporting diverse development teams building and deploying applications to various enterprise environments and networks, including High-Performance Computing (HPC) and cloud. A high-level capability in collaborative software development, particularly with CI/CD YAML and Python, including the use of third-party and open-source packages, is essential. Practical application of sound software architecture and design principles is required to ensure the delivery of robust, documented pipeline configurations, supporting Python libraries, and hardened container images suitable for supporting deployment of 24x7 operational systems.

The suitable candidate must demonstrate high-level expertise in Linux systems, web services, APIs, Python, and BASH scripting, along with CI/CD YAML. Skills in using and training in modern collaborative software development practices, including automated testing and deployment, version control, code reviews, agile methodologies and use of AI to unlock increased efficiencies, are also essential. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated high-level experience configuring continuous integration platforms (GitLab-CI) and integration with off-the-shelf applications for testing and release management. This individual will require a drive to develop and maintain operational excellence with governance and processes within secure and mission critical environments.

To excel in this role, the suitable candidate should have exceptional communication skills, both technical and non-technical, be highly motivated, self-driven, and demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Experience in software development, operational support, testing, and implementing new services, whether on-premises, HPC or cloud environments like AWS and Atlassian, along with familiarity with ITIL frameworks, will be highly advantageous.