DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes & Secure CI/CD for Govt

Prescient Edge; Florida; Sur place; USD 100 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary with performance bonuses

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Substantial retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Positive work environment

Résumé du poste

Prescient Edge is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a Federal Government client in New York. The role involves creating Kubernetes configurations, managing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating across teams to ensure deployment integrity.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with solid skills in CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud security practices. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive and engaging environment with strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure management.
• Proficient in container orchestration and continuous integration tools.
• Strong understanding of cloud environments and security best practices.

Responsabilités

• Create and maintain Kubernetes configuration packages with security compliance.
• Manage secrets injection strategies using compliant tools like AWS Secrets Manager.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines for secure deployment of ArcGIS and related services.
• Coordinate with engineers for version control and integration testing.
• Support cost optimization efforts through adjusting workloads.

Connaissances

CI/CD pipeline design and implementation

Container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)

Continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps)

Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Monitoring/logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana)

Microservices architecture

Service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Description du poste

Prescient Edge is seeking aDevOps Engineerto support a Federal Government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

AtPrescientEdge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Description:

• Shall create and maintain environment-specific Kubernetes configuration packages (e.g., Helm values files, YAML manifests) that incorporate STIG-aligned hardening and RBAC policy enforcement per IL environment.
• Implement and manage secrets injection strategies using FedRAMP-compliant tools (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault), ensuring compatibility with automated deployment pipelines.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, automated deployment and rollback of ArcGIS components and related services, supporting ongoing agility and compliance across environments.
• Coordinate with Kubernetes and Data Layer Engineers to ensure version control, pipeline integrity, and integration testing for all containerized services deployed under WO-003.
• Coordinate with the WO-009 infrastructure team to provide estimated cloud resource usage profiles for Kubernetes-based deployments in IL2, IL4, and IL5 environments.
• Supply container and workload specifications to the WO-009 infrastructure team to support provisioning, tagging, and prepay or reservation planning
• Implement resource tagging in alignment with program-wide cloud governance policy and reconcile actual usage against estimates provided by WO-009.
• Support cost optimization efforts led by WO-009 by adjusting workloads and scaling strategies in response to performance and utilization feedback.

Job Requirements

Experience:

• Possess the knowledge and capability to design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure management, and ensure scalable deployments across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Proficient in container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible), and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or AWS CodePipeline).
• Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), security best practices, and monitoring/logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) is required.
• Experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, automating cloud infrastructure, and implementing secure, high-availability CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with microservices architecture, service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd), and observability tools is required.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in DevOps engineering.
• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert.

Security clearance:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a clearance.

Location:

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.