DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes, IaC & CI/CD

Securiport LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Securiport LLC, a US-based company focused on biometric recognition and immigration processing, seeks a DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and containerized environments. You will automate configurations, support CI/CD pipelines, and ensure secure, turnkey deployments for restricted networks.

The role emphasizes hands-on infrastructure work, Linux administration, and mentoring teammates while collaborating with senior staff on

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Demonstrated experience with OpenShift and/or AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) desired.
• Demonstrated experience with CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Experience deploying software-intensive systems involving web, middleware, and database components.
• Strong Linux system administration experience (Red Hat Enterprise Linux preferred).
• Experience designing, documenting, and deploying physical infrastructure (e.g., racking/stacking, server installation).
• Experience administering development ecosystem tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git, Slack, etc.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain physical, virtual, and containerized infrastructure environments
• Build and maintain infrastructure automation for configuration, software integration, testing, and deployment
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines to enable consistent, reproducible deployments
• Implement hands-off system build, test, integration, deployment, and upgrade environments for turnkey delivery to closed-network environments
• Administer and support development tools and environments (build servers, artifact repositories, collaboration tools, etc.)
• Administer Linux environments with a focus on Debian Based Distros (Ubuntu) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Deploy and manage enterprise container platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AWS EKS
• Administer and maintain virtualization infrastructure including VMware and Proxmox
• Document system designs, environments, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks
• Mentor team members and share expertise in DevOps, containerization, automation, and system administration
• Produce and deliver technical presentations to clients and internal leadership as needed

Skills

Cybersecurity awareness

Documentation

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

8 years of related experience in lieu of degree

4+ years of relevant DevOps experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AWS EKS

Terraform

Jira

Confluence

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

VMware

Proxmox

Vagrant

Puppet

Job description

Securiport LLC, a US-based company focused on biometric recognition and immigration processing, seeks a DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and containerized environments. You will automate configurations, support CI/CD pipelines, and ensure secure, turnkey deployments for restricted networks.

The role emphasizes hands-on infrastructure work, Linux administration, and mentoring teammates while collaborating with senior staff on