DevOps Engineer

Dark Wolf is seeking a DevOps Engineer to work in a fast-paced environment building and maintaining a DevSecOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a DoD customer.

The successful candidate will work within the team to develop and maintain multiple Kubernetes-based PaaS solutions at different classification levels, automate deployment of services, provide and develop documentation, and monitor security and performance of the platform and deployed services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploying and maintaining critical services supporting both on-prem and cloud-native architecture.
• Working with the Cybersecurity team by implementing industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Using automation best practices, such as IaC and GitOps, for repeatability and fast provisioning of environments.
• Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes platforms in multiple environments and classification levels.
• Working closely with development teams to provide onboarding support.
• Ensuring platform and networks are compliant with DoD policies.
• Supporting backup and disaster recovery planning.

Required Qualifications:

• On-site presence at least 3 days a week.
• US Citizenship and an active Secret security clearance required.

Path 1: Kubernetes Candidate

• 2+ years of experience administering Kubernetes in production environments.
• Using automation best practices, such as IaC and GitOps, for repeatability and fast provisioning of environments.
• Experience with deploying and maintaining CNCF products to on-prem or cloud environments.
• HS Diploma.

Path 2: Generalist Candidate

• 3+ years of relevant experience administering Linux servers (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu) in production environments.
• Experience with CI/CD automation servers (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Experience with administration of Linux endpoints (clients).
• Experience with traditional Linux authentication services such as LDAP(S), SSSD, Kerberos, and/or tools such as FreeIPA/RHEL IdM.
• Hands-on experience with digital certificate management and provisioning across services, systems, and user accounts.
• Experience with providing Identity Management services including SSO using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML.
• Scripting experience including at least a subset of the following: Bash, Python, Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible.
• 2+ years of experience administering (or a power-user on) hypervisors (e.g., VMware, Proxmox) in production environments.
• HS Diploma.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with CI/CD automation servers including GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
• Scripting experience including at least a subset of the following: Bash, Python, Terraform, Ansible.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience and/or familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, OWASP-DC, Anchore, Claire, OPA, Fortify, Checkmarx, Synk, and OpenSCAP.

Work Arrangement:

• This location is located in College Park, MD with a part-time remote option.
• On-site presence is expected 3 days per week with the option of 2 days of remote work.

Salary Range:

• The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $140,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical interview.