DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI

Sunayu Llc; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 Medical Plan Options

Dental and Vision

FSA, DCFSA, HSA

Life/AD&D Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training and Educational Assistance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

11 Federal holidays

401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% 

Job summary

Sunayu, LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Bethesda, MD to design, deploy, and maintain a containerized microservices stack and supporting systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to enable scalable, secure deployments within a DoD/IC context.

The role emphasizes collaboration, Agile planning, and ongoing professional growth, with opportunities for advanced certifications and training. A TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Polygraph.
• Experience in DevOps, containerized microservices, and DoD/IC environments.
• DoD 8570-M IAT II or higher certification (e.g., CISSP, CCNA Security, CySA+).

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline on Kubernetes.
• Improve CI/CD and DevOps scripts, including AI-enabled failure analysis.
• Design scalable, redundant infrastructure for physical and virtualized environments.
• Configure Kubernetes deployments with Helm, YAML, and ArgoCD.
• Collaborate with system engineers, architects, and security teams.
• Support documentation, models, and diagrams with SE and Architect teams.
• Participate in Agile release planning and scrums.
• Develop PaaS for hybrid deployments and secure multi-tenant GPU sharing.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Linux

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

BS in Engineering/CS/Systems Engineering or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

ArgoCD

Helm

Elasticsearch

Kafka

GitLab CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Nexus

SALT

Python

Bash

Job description

Location: Bethesda, MD

Category: DevOps
Travel Required:No
Remote Type: No
Clearance: TS/SCI

As a DevOps Engineer you will contribute to the design, deployment, and maintenance of a full stack containerized micro services architecture as well as technical systems administration, installation, and configuration. You will participate in fostering a DevOps culture, building strong cross functional collaboration with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams, in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team of developers, other software integrator and system administrators on the following key tasks:

• To deploy, triage and maintain a production big data pipeline using a micro service architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch back-end, and Kafka messaging
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes including AI-integrated solutions for failure analysis, security and compliance to facilitate faster development, quicker error detection and resilient deployments
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure to include physical and virtualized environments
• Configure Kubernetes (Helm, YAML, etc.) continuous deployments using ArgoCD.
• Collaborate with System Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working in coordination/collaboration with SE team members and Architect team
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions and other meetings
• Develop PaaS solutions for hybrid deployments and secure multi-tenant GPU sharing solutions in a the Kubernetes environments.

You bring enthusiasm, the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience, and meet the following qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 8+ years in software development, system engineering or related field. 6+ years of experience with Master’s degree.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
• Possess at least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate)
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy
• Experienced with container/container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes and troubleshooting experience with:
• Ingress/Gateway API
• Multi-tenant GPU sharing
• Helm chart design/build
• Pod disruption budgets
• Affinity/anti-affinity rules
• Familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, eck (elastic search)

GitLab pipeline development experience including:

• Integration of GitLab CI/CD components
• Integration of GitLab Code Quality reports
• Integration of GitLab Code Coverage/Test reports
• Knowledgeable in navigating Linux OS, specifically:
• Knowledgeable about sysctls for K8s environments
• FApolicyd and SELinux experience
• Comfortable with Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana

Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution

• You will wow us even more if you have some of these:
• Experience with systems at scale
• Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
• Experience with development, i.e. Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.
• Experience on a production/ enterprise system
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
• Kafka or other message passing systems (AMQP, JMS)
• Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/ Grafana, Open Telemetry
• SALT for deployment automation
• Nexus

Who We Are

Sunayu, LLC serves as a premier technology partner to the Defense and Intelligence communities, delivering mission-critical engineering solutions across the nation. Our operations are anchored in a commitment to trust, accountability, and ethical transparency, ensuring the high-performance outcomes necessary to protect our country's most vital interests.

Culture

Our strength lies in our community:Our team prioritizes collaboration, professional growth, and encourages open communication. At Sunayu, we don't just secure the mission—we grow together.

Career Development

We support and encourage our team members to continue their professional growth by providing company-reimbursed training and continuing education of up to $5,000 per year. We also participate in many industry conferences and events where we share our expertise and experiences.

Pay Rate

Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits

• 3 Medical Plan Options
• Dental and Vision
• FSA, DCFSA, HSA
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Educational Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal holidays
• 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sunayu, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.