Junior DevOps Engineer — Linux, Cloud & Kubernetes

VT Group (VTG); Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

VTG is seeking a Jr. DevOps Engineer to support software deployments, Linux systems, containerized apps, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps operations at Fort Meade. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available for eligible candidates, reflecting a mission-critical role in national security initiatives.

The role involves hands-on work across Linux, containerization, networking, automation, and CI/CD pipelines, with opportunities to contribute across infra, development, and security teams.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Poly clearance is required.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in deployments, Linux admin, containerization and cloud/DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Support software and system deployments across Linux, containerized, cloud, and virtualized environments.
• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS).
• Support DevSecOps processes and automation across development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot LAN/CAN/WAN networks.
• Administer Arista and Cisco network devices.
• Configure networks supporting front-end and back-end components.
• Develop and maintain Python and Bash automation scripts.
• Build and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab).
• Use Ansible/Terraform for IaC and config mgmt.
• Deploy and troubleshoot Docker/Kubernetes containerized apps.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters for HA, scalability and security.
• Support hybrid cloud and virtualized environments.
• Collaborate with infra, dev, security, and ops teams on deployments.

Skills

TS/SCI with Poly

DevSecOps

Linux system administration

Python scripting

Bash scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud deployments

Containerization

Networking design & troubleshooting

Arista & Cisco networking

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

VTG is seeking a Jr. DevOps Engineer to support software deployments, Linux systems, containerized apps, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps operations at Fort Meade. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available for eligible candidates, reflecting a mission-critical role in national security initiatives.

The role involves hands-on work across Linux, containerization, networking, automation, and CI/CD pipelines, with opportunities to contribute across infra, development, and security teams.