Linux Automation Engineer — Secret Clearance + On-Prem/K8s

Cipher Tech Solutions; Baltimore (MD); Vor Ort; USD 66.000 - 149.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401k matching

Relocation assistance

PTO

Zusammenfassung

Cipher Tech Solutions in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Linux Automation Engineer at junior level or higher to join a mission-critical federal contracting team. You will maintain Linux fleets (RHEL 8/9, Ubuntu), implement Ansible playbooks, and support deployments across connected and disconnected networks with strict security controls.

The position requires a Secret clearance or higher, DoD 8570/IAT II, and experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, and monitoring tools like Splunk

Qualifikationen

• U.S. Citizenship with active Secret clearance or higher
• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/CE/Math/IT/Cybersecurity and 3 years' experience OR Master's degree and 1 year experience
• Strong oral and written communications
• CaC tooling experience (Ansible preferred)
• RHEL and Ubuntu administration in disconnected environments
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II compliant certification (e.g., Security+)
• IaC tooling experience (Terraform preferred)
• Kubernetes administration experience
• DISA STIGs and NIST 800-53 controls familiarity
• Monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana, SolarWinds familiarity
• Root cause analysis reporting after outages or incidents
• HSA contributions, 401k matching, PTO/holidays, relocation assistance

Aufgaben

• Provision and manage RHEL and Ubuntu servers across connected and disconnected networks
• Develop and maintain Ansible Playbooks and GitLab CI pipelines
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and workloads
• Configure network, storage, and firewall services
• Deploy and support monitoring to detect incidents and outages
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement preventive steps
• Support deployment of new hardware and software appliances

Kenntnisse

CaC tooling

Kubernetes

RHEL

Ubuntu

Ansible

GitLab

GitHub

IaC tooling

Disaster root cause analysis

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in related domain

Tools

Terraform

Splunk

Grafana

SolarWinds

Jobbeschreibung

Cipher Tech Solutions in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Linux Automation Engineer at junior level or higher to join a mission-critical federal contracting team. You will maintain Linux fleets (RHEL 8/9, Ubuntu), implement Ansible playbooks, and support deployments across connected and disconnected networks with strict security controls.

The position requires a Secret clearance or higher, DoD 8570/IAT II, and experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, and monitoring tools like Splunk