[Hiring] Digital Services Technical Lead @Peraton

Role Description

We are adding a Digital Services Technical Lead (DevSecOps & Cloud Transformation) to the team! This qualified individual will lead initiatives and build processes to advocate for modern software practices through a DevSecOps Methodology.

The Digital Services Technical Lead will have the technical skills to drive innovation and collaboration between diverse teams of Software Developers, AWS Site Reliability Engineers, Automation Engineers, Testing Engineers, Network Engineers, Database Engineers, Cloud Operations Engineers, Tools Engineers, Application Developers, and Security experts.

• Be a key technical leader to drive maturity of current software development and continuous delivery of highly visible applications.
• Proven track record in senior consulting or advisory roles, driving strategic change and digital adoption across multiple business units.
• Expertise in overseeing and implementing a broad range of technology transformation initiatives, especially those involving artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and emerging digital solutions.
• Understand the technical and business environment to assess the true impact and risks and provide executive level communication regarding the status of an event.
• Responsible for responding to RFIs and drafting technical approach responses that align to our roadmap and strategic agenda.
• Technical skills using modern tools and observability metrics to identify and troubleshoot recurring enterprise or cloud platform issues and own initiatives to drive improvements.
• Monitor and manage communications during high impact events via relevant channels.
• Prioritize, manage, and own emerging and developing customer issues from start to finish.
• Utilize enterprise domain expertise on monitoring and alerting tools & practices.
• Identify areas where standardization of process will aid incident response.
• Ensure standards are maintained within the technical engineering teams.
• Identify inefficiencies in team process and create plans to address them.
• Set the foundation for success by creating a standard approach for how our data, systems, and new technologies like AI and digital dashboards connect and work together.
• Create and review documentation such as incident events and actions taken, root cause analysis, and design new standard procedures for mitigations.
• Participate in Agile sprints to evolve business processes, technologies, and drive optional improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA or 12 years with a HS Diploma.
• At least 8 years of experience building/operating on AWS, networking, IT Security tools, databases, and tools.
• Hands-on technical expertise in DevSecOps, security, automation, application development, databases, implementation, integration, and release management.
• Real world experience with establishing and maturing application development and CICD towards progressive delivery.
• Ability to work with Terraform for infrastructure as code solutions.
• Strong understanding of identity access management roles, permissions, etc.
• Experience in using tools in an AWS Cloud environment (CloudWatch, OpenSearch) and security tools such as Aqua, DLP, etc.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based containerized applications (AWS EKS) including spring boot-based container services.
• Experience with Gitlab CICD including enabling environments, feature flags, and DORA Metrics aggregation.
• Experience with tools for real-time monitoring, alerting, diagnostics during incidents.
• Experience with observability tools such as Datadog.
• Coding proficiency in at least one software language (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby).
• Must be a self-starter and able to execute at both a tactical and strategic level with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical acumen, solid technology experience, business judgment, and an ability to dive deep to solve complex problems.
• Must have the leadership presence and communication skills to effectively work with customers at all levels of their organization.
• Ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly and concisely.
• Ability to manage communication for critical incidents in an impromptu manner and ensure detailed technical solutions are actioned.
• Ability to facilitate multi-stakeholder technical root cause sessions and lead the implementation of changes.
• Experience with PaaS (Platform as a Service) environments.
• Knowledge of network administration and management principles.
• Familiarity with remote access software including SFTP, RDP (Citrix), and PCoIP/DCV (AWS Workspaces).
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail in problem-solving scenarios.
• Must be willing and able to obtain the AWS Solutions Architect and AWS Security certifications.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance.

Preferred Skills

• Active Public Trust.
• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional.
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty Certification.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.