DevOps Platform Engineer/Linux Systems Administrator

Responsibilities

Deploy, troubleshoot, monitor, and maintain the platform for a production big-data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka

Administer and maintain Linux-based applications, including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and system hardening

Integrate with the underlying physical and virtual infrastructure, ensuring system availability, reliability, security, and performance

Design and support scalable, redundant application infrastructure across physical and virtual environments

Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models

Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities

Preferred

Knowledge of Agile methodologies

Development experience (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.)

Familiarity with: + Kafka or other messaging systems + GPU-based Kubernetes + SALT for deployment automation + Helm/Helmfile + CI/CD tools such as Gitlab, Nexus, ArgoCD

Benefits

Flexible schedule and occasional opportunities for remote work (majority of work is performed on-site at the customer location in Bethesda, MD).

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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Sciences, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 4+ years of relevant experience; 2+ years with a Master's

Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Possess at least one DoD 8140.03-M IAT Level II or higher certification, e.g., CySA+, Security+CE, etc

Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8140 policy

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and operations

Helm or comparable Kubernetes package/configuration-management tools

Troubleshooting pod failures, networking issues, image pulls, scheduling constraints, and application connectivity

Experience with Linux command-line administration and troubleshooting, including processes, filesystems, networking, permissions, logs, certificates, and system resource analysis

Experience supporting or administering at least one shared data or application platform service, such as Elastic, Redis, message queues, API gateways, or similar distributed services

Familiarity with infrastructure and platform automation tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Bash, Python, or equivalent

Working knowledge of platform security practices

Experience with monitoring and observability tools and practices

Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation

Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills

Knowledge of Agile methodologies

Development experience (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.)

Familiarity with: + Kafka or other messaging systems + GPU-based Kubernetes + SALT for deployment automation + Helm/Helmfile + CI/CD tools such as Gitlab, Nexus, ArgoCD

Required skills

Kubernetes Administration, Linux Systems Administration, Helm, Elasticsearch, Redis, Kafka, Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python, Security+ Certification, TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred skills

Knowledge of Agile methodologies

Experience

2+ years