Sr. DevSecOps Engineer - Hybrid (Fayetteville, NC)

As a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer at Yurts, your primary responsibilities will include deploying our product in U.S. government environments using cutting-edge tools like Ansible and Terraform. You will work collaboratively with other DevOps Engineers to improve deployment efficiency and configurability, develop automation scripts, and ensure compliance with security protocols. Additionally, you'll be tasked with maintaining high availability and optimizing performance in our services.

To be a strong candidate for the Sr. DevSecOps Engineer position at Yurts, you’ll need an active Department of Defense SECRET clearance, a BS degree in Computer Science or related fields, and over four years of experience in a DevOps or DevSecOps role. Proficiency in container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes and knowledge of CI/CD tools are essential qualifications, along with experience in deploying applications across various cloud environments.

A Sr. DevSecOps Engineer at Yurts will be working with a range of modern tools and technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab and Jenkins. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud, as well as an understanding of machine learning models and database systems, will be invaluable in this role.

Yes, as a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer at Yurts, you should expect to travel up to 25% of the time to customer locations, company events, and conferences. This travel will enable you to engage directly with clients and partners, ensuring that deployments and integrations are successful across various environments.

At Yurts, we offer a competitive compensation package for the Sr. DevSecOps Engineer role, with salaries ranging from $180,000 to $220,000 USD. Additionally, we provide comprehensive benefits and encourage professional growth and development as part of our dynamic team.

In interviews, when discussing your experience with Kubernetes, be sure to highlight specific projects where you deployed applications using Kubernetes. Talk about the configuration management and scaling aspects you managed, how you resolved issues related to pod failures, and any integrations you performed with CI/CD pipelines.

When answering this question, mention tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Jenkins you’ve used for deployment automation. Provide real examples of how you've implemented these tools to streamline operations or improve the deployment process, emphasizing your problem-solving approach and the impact on the team's efficiency.

Discuss your understanding of frameworks like the U.S. Government Risk Management Framework and how you've incorporated security best practices into your deployment lifecycle. Highlight specific strategies you use, such as automation for compliance checks and regular security audits, to maintain a secure environment.

In response to this question, explain your systematic approach to troubleshooting. Discuss using logging, monitoring tools, and collaboration with your team. Provide an example of a complex issue you resolved, detailing the steps taken to diagnose and correct the problem.

Talk about the IaC tools you've worked with, such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Highlight how you've used these to manage infrastructure changes, improve scalability, and lower costs, while ensuring all team members can replicate and understand the infrastructure setup.

When discussing a successful deployment, provide context about the project, the challenges faced, automation tools utilized, and the collaborative effort involved. Emphasize the end results, such as improved uptime or reduced deployment times, and what you learned from the experience.

Explain that your key metrics may include deployment frequency, change failure rate, mean time to recovery (MTTR), and service uptime. Discuss how you track these metrics and use them to improve processes, make data-driven decisions, and enhance team performance.

Illustrate your task management strategy, whether it's through Agile methodologies or using specific tools like Jira or Trello. Talk about how you assess task urgency and importance, and your communication style with your team to ensure deadlines are met and quality is maintained.

Detail the CI/CD tools you've worked with, such as GitLab, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions. Discuss how these tools simplify and streamline your deployment process, ensuring code quality and efficiency while enabling faster feedback loops between development and operations.

This is your opportunity to express your passion for the company's mission and how your skills align with their innovative projects. Mention your enthusiasm for working on secure cloud solutions and how you want to be part of a team that drives transformative change in AI and machine learning, aiming to make a real-world impact.