Seneca Technologies is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings’ federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visit the website and follow us on LinkedIn.
Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.
Seneca Technologies is seeking a DevOps Manager to work remotely in the National Capital Region. The DevOps Manager serves as a critical key personnel position for the Grants.gov IT Services Contract, responsible for ensuring the continuous operation, reliability, and security of the federal grants management platform. Grants.gov processes over 240,000 grant application submissions annually and supports millions of searches by federal agencies, grant applicants, and the public. This position requires an experienced technical leader who can maintain the platform's demanding 99.9% system availability target while managing the full DevOps lifecycle across multiple AWS environments.
Key Responsibilities
DevOps Leadership and Cloud Operations
- Lead all DevOps practices across AWS environments including development, test, staging, training, and production
- Oversee system operations encompassing server administration, database administration, and comprehensive system monitoring
- Manage and optimize infrastructure to support platform capacity requirements, including millions of grant opportunity searches and over 240,000 annual submissions
- Coordinate maintenance activities during approved windows (midnight to 6:00 AM Eastern Time)
CI/CD Pipeline Management
- Manage and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines supporting approximately four major release cycles per year
- Coordinate approximately 12 change requests per release cycle, ensuring proper testing, staging, and deployment procedures
- Implement and maintain configuration management practices aligned with federal standards
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
- Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans meeting stringent federal requirements
- Ensure Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 48 hours and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 24 hours as specified in contract requirements
- Lead incident response activities and coordinate resolution of system issues
Security and Compliance
- Maintain compliance with FISMA and FedRAMP security requirements
- Oversee vulnerability management and remediation activities
- Support security assessments and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to complete a Tier 1 background investigation
- Demonstrated experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure in federal environments
- Proficiency with Java/JEE applications on Apache Tomcat
- Experience with Oracle Database administration and Linux system administration
- Knowledge of JavaScript, Express, NodeJS, and MongoDB
- Familiarity with monitoring and operational tools including Solarwinds, Pagerduty, and Tableau
- Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence for project tracking and documentation
- Strong background in SDLC methodologies and Agile practices
- Understanding of FISMA/FedRAMP compliance requirements
- Experience with configuration management and change control processes
- Proven ability to lead technical teams in high-availability environments
- Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders in federal contracting contexts
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to respond effectively to system incidents
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.
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