DevOps Systems Engineer - Kubernetes (TS/SCI) Flexible PTO

CACI International Inc.; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. in Hanover, MD is seeking a Systems Engineer to support DevOps activities for Kubernetes deployments on DoD programs. You will assist with automated build, test, packaging, deployment, monitoring, and release activities in Linux/containerized environments under guidance.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, seven years of experience, and DoD 8570 IAT Level I compliance. Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm, and container tooling is a plus.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Minimum seven years of systems engineering experience on similar scope programs.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level I or higher required.
• Bachelor's degree or five additional years of experience in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Support CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, testing, packaging, and release activities.
• Assist with deployment and sustainment of containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Maintain configuration files, scripts, manifests, and version-controlled artifacts.
• Configure and troubleshoot workloads, services, namespaces, ConfigMaps, Secrets, storage, networking, and access controls.
• Monitor pipeline results, review logs, document issues, and support corrective actions.
• Assist with scanning, vulnerability remediation tracking, SBOMs, and release evidence.
• Support DoD deployment activities by gathering environment information and following documented procedures.
• Develop setup instructions, deployment checklists, troubleshooting notes, and release docs.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Seven years of systems engineering

DoD 8570 IAT Level I

Kubernetes / DevOps experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

RKE2

Rancher

Helm

Kustomize

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

CACI International Inc. in Hanover, MD is seeking a Systems Engineer to support DevOps activities for Kubernetes deployments on DoD programs. You will assist with automated build, test, packaging, deployment, monitoring, and release activities in Linux/containerized environments under guidance.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, seven years of experience, and DoD 8570 IAT Level I compliance. Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm, and container tooling is a plus.