DevOps Systems Engineer

PSG Global Solutions; Merrifield (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company in Merrifield, Virginia is seeking a systems administrator to implement and manage big data solutions and cloud infrastructures. The role requires expertise in Linux Administration, AWS, and OpenShift. Candidates must possess an active Top Secret clearance. This position offers a dynamic team environment, focusing on agile methodologies and collaborative problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable expertise in Linux Administration (CentOS or Red Hat).
• Experience deploying and configuring cloud environments.
• An active Top Secret (SSBI) clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

Responsibilities

• Implement and administer big data solutions and infrastructure.
• Support and scale the systems in a team using agile methodologies.
• Work closely with development and security teams.

Skills

Linux Administration

AWS Administration

OpenShift Administration

IaaS and PaaS automation

System Health Monitoring

Security Certification

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Chef

Nagios

ElasticSearch

Job description

As a systems administrator and integrator working on a DevOps team, you will be responsible for implementation and administration of big data solutions, virtualized (and cloud) infrastructure (including AWS and OpenShift services), and network and system security controls. Your team will work closely with the development and security teams to build and automate the necessary infrastructure and procedures to support entire service lifecycle, from design through development, to production and maintenance. You will support and scale the systems, participate in a team setting using agile methodologies, and work independently on assigned tasks.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Demonstrable expertise in Linux Administration (CentOS or Red Hat)
• Experience deploying, configuring, and monitoring of physical, virtual, and hybrid cloud environments
• Experience administering Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments, security groups, VPCs, ingress/egress rules, etc.
• Experience administering OpenShift or OpenStack platform services, gears, nodes, etc.
• An active Top Secret (SSBI) clearance with SCI eligibility is required to apply
• Security Certification: One of GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security
• Experience with IaaS and PaaS automation through Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or Salt
• Experience with administration Accumulo, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL
• Experience with Storm and Kafka
• Experience with System Health Monitoring (Nagios, Sensu, etc.)
• Experience with Linux-based Virtual Machine Managers (VMMs) (KVM, QEMU, etc.) or Hypervisors (VMware, Xen, etc.)