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Part-Time DevOps/Cloud Systems Admin
ABOUT US
US Ignite (www.us-ignite.org) is accelerating the smart city movement – and creating value for an entire ecosystem – by guiding communities into the connected future, creating a path for private sector growth, and advancing technology research that’s at the heart of smart city development.
JOB SUMMARY
In this role, you will work with the US Ignite Smart Bases systems team to support base operations pilot projects through development, security, and operations (DevSecOps) support.
Ensuring Security and Compliance: The intern will assist the systems team in ensuring security and compliance in Microsoft Azure. This includes implementing security measures, monitoring compliance with standards, and maintaining secure cloud-based applications and services.
Supporting Developers: The intern will support developers in DevOps and security. This involves troubleshooting issues, providing technical guidance, and ensuring best practices are followed.
Provisioning Users and Cloud Resources: The intern will provide users and cloud resources for contractors, partners, and students. This includes setting up necessary access, resources, and support to ensure a smooth transition.
QUALIFICATIONS
- An associate’s degree in I.T., OR
- A bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) in I.T., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. This includes those who are currently pursuing or have already completed their degree.
TECHNICAL SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS
- Networking Basics: Understanding of fundamental networking concepts such as IP addressing, DNS, VPNs, and troubleshooting connectivity issues.
- Git: Proficiency in using Git for version control, including cloning, pushing, pulling, branching, and merging code.
- CI/CD Tools: Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools. Specifically, experience with GitHub is required. Experience with Azure DevOps Services is a plus but not required. This includes an understanding of principles such as automated testing, build pipelines, and deployment strategies.
- Data Science System Configuration: Experience using ML/Data Science Python libraries such as Spark, Tensorflow, Keras, scikit-learn etc.
- Azure Active Directory (Preferred): Experience with Azure AD is preferred. This includes managing identities, configuring access, and protecting data.
- Security (Preferred): While not a requirement, any familiarity or experience with NIST 800-171 rev2 systems and the process of becoming compliant with CMMC 2.0 guidelines would be considered a plus.
- Data Science and Predictive Modeling (Preferred): familiarity with machine learning based on regression, random forest, XGBoost, etc
LOCATION AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
US Ignite is in Washington, DC. This position can be local in DC or remote. The proposed period of performance is February 2024 – May 2024 and can be extended.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To apply, please send a resume, and github repository link to [email protected]