Puppet / Linux Engineer
- El Segundo, CA
- Chantilly, VA
In an era of dynamic change in space, Aerospace is addressing a generation of complex challenges. We operate the only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) committed exclusively to the space enterprise. Our technical experts span every discipline of space-related science and engineering. Join our team and thrive in a career that matters to the world and you personally.
Responsibilities
We are seeking aPuppet /Linux/Site Reliability /DevOpsengineer with strongenterpriseLinux expertise andPuppetprogramming skills. The ideal candidate is familiar with the design,implementationand best practicesfor managinga large number ofenterprise Linux systemsusing Puppet/SIMPin anenvironmentthat prioritizes security.The ideal candidate excels at disciplined and well tested Puppet programming, continuously improves the Puppet code base,haseagernessforcontinuous learning and improvement of Puppet programming and Linuxadministrationskills,enjoys pair programming,and can approve and comment on Puppet code pull requests.The ideal candidate has good written and oral communication skills and enjoys andexcelsat documenting and training other staffto improve their Puppet operations andtroubleshootingskills. The ideal candidatecan serve as afriendly and humblePuppet evangelistwhile still meeting people "where they are" in their journeyand guiding them.You'll be working withothercorporate ITteamsas well as Aerospace engineers to develop and maintain scientific and engineering workloadson-premise andinAWSin support of mission success of critical national space assets.
Key Functions
- Enterprise Linux expertise and troubleshooting
- AdministerPuppet for automated Linux system and configuration management
- Develop, improve, and maintain Puppet code andHieraconfiguration
- Security hardening, compliance, and automation
Qualifications
Required
- Typically five years experience
- BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering/ITor equivalent experience
- Experience in supporting an enterprise Linux environment including configuring and managing access to NFS file system shares and Active Directory integration with RHEL/CentOS
- Minimum one year experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS Linux system administration, including configuration, troubleshooting, and security hardeninginenterprise environments
- Familiaritywith Ubuntu/DebianLinux
- Strong programming skills implementing infrastructure-as-code (for example: Puppet, Ruby, Bash,TerraForm, AWSCloudFormation,Python, Ansible, Chef, AWK, Perl)
- Minimum one year experience with Puppet for automated Linux system management and configuration in alarge scaleenterprise environment
- .....Experience with Puppet client deployment, management, testing, troubleshooting
- .....Knowledgeofthe parts of thePuppetControl-Repo:
- ..........Puppetfilemanagement (module implementation, sourcing and versioning)
- ..........Module familiarity and maintenance: (PuppetForge, custom modules)
- ..........Hieraconcepts: (search order, parameters defined by facts)
- ..........Site/site-module structure, roles,profiles
- .....Knowledge of best organizational practicesof grouping and classifying nodes
- .....Understanding ofworking withGit repositoriesand the PuppetGitOpsworkflow
- ..........Branch management (deployment environment model)
- ..........Forking workflow
- ..........Permission management (user access,sshkeys, module groups)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Must work well in a team environment
- Must possess strong organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational needs
- Strong sense of ownership, customer service, and integrity.
- US Citizenship
- Willingness and ability to obtain US government secret security clearance and work in classified on premise environments in El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA for at least 50% time
Preferred
- Certification: Puppet Professional Certification,Red Hat Certified Engineer
- Five years experience managing Puppet environments and developing Puppet code
- .....Experience with Puppet server setup, and with file sync concepts (Code Manager)
- .....Experience withPuppetBolt, PuppetCommunityEdition, GitLab Community, GitLab CI/CD
- .....Experience writingcustomPuppetfacts: (external, Ruby implemented)
- .....Experience with SIMP including setupand deployment,andcustomizingSIMP PuppetHierasecurity enforcementsettings
- US government secret security clearance
- ExperiencewithKubernetesand Docker
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with automated provisioningtools(for example:TerraForm,Stacki, Cobbler, Kickstart)
- Experience with Agile and Scrum
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion,genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you're an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email atieo.mailbox@aero.org. You can also reviewThe Equal Employment Opportunity is the Lawposter andthe supplement, as well as thePay Transparency Policy Statement.
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