Senior DevOps Engineer

VTG
  • Fort Meade, Maryland
  • Full-time
4 days ago

Job Description

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps / Systems Engineer to support the deployment, administration, integration, maintenance, and optimization of mission-critical systems in a highly secure government environment.

 

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Linux system administration, Kubernetes, Docker, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, network engineering, and infrastructure automation. This role requires a strong technical background in deploying and maintaining complex systems across physical, virtualized, and hybrid cloud environments.

 

Eligible candidates may receive a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000, making this an exceptional opportunity to join a mission-critical team supporting national security initiatives.

 

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Responsibilities:
  • Design, deploy, configure, maintain, and optimize containerized applications and infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Manage and administer Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and reliability.

  • Develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar automation platforms.

  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible and Terraform.

  • Support software and system deployments across on-premises, virtualized, and hybrid cloud environments.

  • Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software development and deployment lifecycle.

  • Monitor system performance, troubleshoot deployment failures, and optimize infrastructure resources.

  • Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment automation, system integration, and operational efficiency.

  • Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS.

  • Perform system installations, upgrades, patches, configuration management, and performance tuning.

  • Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

  • Support system integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance activities across development, testing, laboratory, and operational environments.

  • Manage and monitor physical, virtualized, and hybrid cloud infrastructure to maintain operational availability.

  • Diagnose and resolve complex system issues involving operating systems, applications, networking, and infrastructure components.

  • Implement system security configurations, access controls, and operational best practices.

  • Design, configure, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise networking infrastructure.

  • Administer and support Local Area Networks (LAN), Campus Area Networks (CAN), and Wide Area Networks (WAN).

  • Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco and Arista network devices.

  • Optimize network configurations to ensure reliable connectivity between front-end and back-end system components.

  • Support network architecture, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, and performance optimization.

  • Integrate network infrastructure with Linux systems, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud-based applications.

  • Troubleshoot network connectivity, performance, routing, and system integration issues.

Qualifications:
  • US Citizen with TS/SCI with Poly required
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

  • Eight (8) years of experience supporting software and system deployments, Linux systems administration, containerization, cloud deployments, and DevSecOps environments.

  • Demonstrated experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems, including RHEL and/or CentOS.

  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for application deployment and container orchestration.

  • Recent hands-on experience within the last three (3) years with:

    • Kubernetes

    • Cluster orchestration

    • Containerization technologies

  • Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or comparable platforms.

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Terraform.

  • Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

  • Experience managing and monitoring hybrid cloud or virtualized environments.

  • Experience designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise networks.

  • Experience with LAN, CAN, and WAN administration.

  • Hands-on experience configuring and supporting Cisco and Arista networking devices.

  • Experience integrating and deploying complex software and infrastructure systems.

  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in mission-critical technical environments.

  • Willingness to travel for system installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

  • Availability to provide 24/7 on-call support for critical operational system issues.

Numbers & Facts

LocationFort Meade, Maryland
Job TypeFull-time

Skills

  • Access Controlunmatched
  • Ansibleunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Bash Scriptingunmatched
  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Business Operationsunmatched
  • CentOSunmatched
  • Change Controlunmatched
  • Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Computer Securityunmatched
  • Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • Dockerunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • High Availabilityunmatched
  • Hybrid Cloudunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Integration Testingunmatched
  • Jenkinsunmatched
  • Laboratory Operationsunmatched
  • Linux Administrationunmatched
  • Linux Operating Systemunmatched
  • Local Area Network (LAN)unmatched
  • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
  • Network Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Network Connectivityunmatched
  • Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
  • Network Routingunmatched
  • Network Supportunmatched
  • On Callunmatched
  • Operating Systemsunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Red Hat Linux Operating Systemunmatched
  • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
  • Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
  • Software Administrationunmatched
  • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Software Patchesunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • System Operationsunmatched
  • System Testunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
  • Test Labunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
  • United States Citizenunmatched
  • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
  • Virtualizationunmatched
  • Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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