Junior DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes & CI/CD

OpenTalent; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Navstar is an established IT services provider supporting mission-critical National Security programs. We seek a DevOps engineer to improve delivery lifecycle, oversee a small DevOps team, and ensure secure, reliable operation across development, testing, and production environments.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with Poly, Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Grafana, Git, and CI/CD tools. On-call work may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with deployment technologies, such as Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Strong understanding of system administration across OS environments.
• Experience with metrics monitoring and dashboards (Grafana).
• Knowledge of configuration management and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Finds deficiencies in delivery lifecycle and architecture and implements industry best practices.
• Oversees hiring input for a small DevOps team for operation and maintenance.
• Patches and upgrades products for reliable delivery to customer environments.
• Maintains development, testing, and production environments.
• Manages CI/CD pipelines to maximize efficiency.
• Implements system hardening and configuration management practices.
• Develops and maintains solutions for backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring.
• Tests system integrity and deployments; makes improvements as needed.
• Works with CI/CD tools and source control (Git).
• Provides technical support and develops back-end software as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

SDLC knowledge

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Grafana

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Navstar is an established IT services provider supporting mission-critical National Security programs. We seek a DevOps engineer to improve delivery lifecycle, oversee a small DevOps team, and ensure secure, reliable operation across development, testing, and production environments.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with Poly, Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Grafana, Git, and CI/CD tools. On-call work may be required.