DevOps / Kubernetes Engineer (ORA-2771-06.080124)

Job description

**CLEARANCE:** TS/SCI with Polygraphs are required **POSITION**: DevOps / Kubernetes Engineer **REQUISITION**: ORA-2771-06.080124 **LOCATION**: Ft. Meade, Maryland **JOB DESCRIPTION**: Dev/Ops positions available in support of Cloud Computing Solutions to deploy and sustain platform as a service environment. **JOB DUTIES:** Design, development and maintain Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure, including but not limited to: • Produce and maintain functional Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code according to consumer needs based on the ticket requirements (such as: solutions for Security/Policy & Network, Monitoring & Logging, Storage, CI/CD Pipelines, Service Mesh and Backup & Restore) • Collaborate with stakeholders, development and product teams to understand operational product requirements, feature specifications, Architecture, CM and Testing processes • Manage time for assigned tasks to ensure progression/status updates and provide Level of Effort (LOE) forecasting with stakeholders • Understand and assist with documenting implementation requirements definition fulfillment, prior to execution of ticket • Ensure industry and security best practices across the team are known, in accordance with SSP and ISSO(s) and implemented • Research and study trends with relevant tools and technologies from the industry and Agency • Participate in team code reviews, cross-training, brainstorming, sprint review/demo, sprint planning sessions • Create and maintain clear and concise implementation documentation and SOPs • Report bugs and new feature proposals to the CCB **TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:** • Familiar with Kubernetes (K8s) Application Development and Administration • Containerization • Skilled in Linux (RHEL) Administration including storage and interface management, hardening, patching and bash scripting • Skilled in Ansible or similar automation technologies for configuration management, maintenance and deployment of operating systems and application • Virtualization/VMware • Cloud-Providers (AWS, AZURE or similar) • Microservices • Terraform • Go • Python • Familiar with GitLab or similar • Familiar with Helm Charts • Strong communication skills, self starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment on new features, bug fixes and troubleshooting **\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\** **QUALIFICATIONS** CERTIFICATION: any IAT, Level 2 Certification EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE: • 7 to 10 years of work experience is needed