ESI provides direct support to the Frederick National Lab (FNL) in its support of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and its mission to accelerate the prevention and treatment of cancer. FNL’s support of NCI includes the management and execution of IT projects sponsored by the NCI Center of Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT).

The Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) and the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) are two of the highest-priority programs at the NCI. The CRDC is a secure, cloud-based data science infrastructure that accelerates cancer research by facilitating data submission, sharing, access, interoperability, and cost-effective analysis at scale. It has become a vital resource for the cancer community. The CCDI represents a national commitment to harnessing and sharing data to make faster progress specifically in childhood cancers. The CCDI Data Ecosystem is a dynamic and evolving infrastructure that brings together data from various collections generated or held at institutions across the country and worldwide. It ensures the quality of this data and aligns or standardizes the information so it can be presented consistently back to the community.

Both systems include:

Enhanced cloud-computing platforms
Services that link disparate information, including clinical, image, and molecular data
Standards and tools so that data are interoperable
Essential underlying data science infrastructure, methods, and portals for the Cancer Data Ecosystem
Sustainable data governance to ensure long-term health of the Ecosystem

Roles/Responsibilities of the DevOps Engineer:

Setting up AWS basic services. VPCs, VPNs, static routing etc
Performance and Availability Monitoring
Bash scripting
Shell Scripting
Setting up, troubleshooting and optimizing Linux systems
Running Apache, nodeJS, Tomcat, Neo4J and popular COTS software
Planning resilience and failover
Setting up Configuration management systems
Debug and trace applications in Dev as well as Production environments
Setting up CI/CD Pipelines, preferably with Jenkins
Documenting configurations and enhancements

Basic Qualifications of the DevOps Engineer:

Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in related field
At least 5 years of experience in the above role/responsibilities
AWS industry certification(s) – Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer and/or SysOps Administrator
Solid understanding of Networking Concepts – IPv4, TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP,HTTP, SSL/TLS etc
5+ years of experience in Linux system administration in complex data center environment
Coding experience with one of Java / Python / Ruby / .Net
Proficiency in at least two major scripting languages (Shell, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby)
Experience with HTTP RESTful APIs, JSON and XML
Comfortable with source and version control systems like SVN and Git
Experience building and modifying continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) environments using tools such as Jenkins or Bamboo
Infrastructure as code experience with tooling such as Ansible
Experience with data security requirements aligned with any of FISMA, NIST and FedRAMP Compliance sets
Strong technical understanding of storage platforms to design and implement disaster recovery solutions, data recovery solutions, data protection and backup solutions
Passion and experience collaborating with development teams and minimizing pain points
Exceptional interpersonal skills with strong ability to coordinate and collaborate tasks and activities within a team environment
Ability to work in a busy and complex setting, including working with all levels of staff within the government and familiarity with the nuances of government practices and processes

Job Type: Full-time

About Essential Software Inc. (ESI):

In a time when federal agencies rely on novel technology solutions, ESI stands as a trusted partner. We have built our success on our commitment to technology, teamwork, and trust. At ESI, we acknowledge and celebrate our dedicated, diverse staff, who consistently strive for and achieve excellence.

ESI offers a robust benefits package that includes health care, paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings, professional development and more.

Work Location: Hybrid (1 day in office, 4 days remote per week) in Rockville, MD 20850

Essential Software Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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