Description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Mongo Engineer with Ansible to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSA's Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces, supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public, positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month. We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills: Strong knowledge of Mongo Community Edition on Linux, MongoDB architecture, and hands on experience with Ansible Automation.

If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading!

TEAM CULTURE

Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer "yes" to the following questions:

• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?
• Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?
• Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?
• Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?
• Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?
• Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?
• Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect?

MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it.Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around you, this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. Find your "Why" with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!

The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to learn new skills, embed with a team, solicit ideas, and feedback, and have good communication skills and on a day-to-day basis perform the following:

• Automate and maintain MongoDB databases and infrastructure using Community Edition on Linux.
• Experience working with AWS database services including EC2, and S3.
• Attend all customer technical discussions/design/development meetings and provide technical inputs to further enhance the code quality/process.
• Provide guidance/support to other junior/mid-level developers.
• Impact functional strategy by developing new solutions, processes, standards, or operational plans that position Leidos competitively in the marketplace.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field and 12 years of experience. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Master's or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
• 4+ years of experience with MongoDB Community Edition on Linux.
• 3+ years of Ansible development of increasing complexity.
• Candidate should be able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.

*** Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD OR be willing to relocate prior to first day of employment

*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

• Designing, building, and automating the Infrastructure for MongoDB Community Edition.
• Proven experience in using Python, Ansible, and similar methods to automate infrastructure tasks.
• Proven experience with Shell Scripting.
• Knowledge of MongoDB architecture.
• Git/Bitbucket, Confluence, and JIRA experience
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• Experience with modern development software, tools, and methodologies.
• Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.

• Previous work in DevOps Environments.
• Ansible Automation Platform experience.

• Experience on automating AWS ElastiCache provisioning, administration, and maintenance.

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it.Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family.

Are you an US citizen, US resident, or Visa candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland.

ITSSCII

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.