Naval-Systems DevOps Engineer | VMware, Ansible, Kubernetes

SAIC; Panama City Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Panama City Beach, FL seeks a DevOps Engineer to support JEXC2 networks, focusing on VMware, Linux, Windows, Ansible automation, and containerized applications.

The role is onsite with a transition toward sustainment over 18–24 months. DoD 8140/8570.01-M IAT/IAM Level II certification and Interim Secret clearance eligibility are required or pursued.

You will collaborate across teams to maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure, and ensure secure, reliable deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2 years' experience; 4 years may substitute.
• Experience with Git-based version control, including GitLab or GitHub, branching, reviews, and releases.
• Proficient with Ansible playbooks, inventories, and automation troubleshooting.
• Experience with VMware virtualization and Windows or RHEL environments.
• Familiar with container images, Kubernetes troubleshooting, and infrastructure scripting.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Certification per DoD 8140/8570.01-M at IAT or IAM Level II (e.g., Security+ CE, CISSP) preferred.
• Active Interim Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one before starting; Top Secret clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage source control, branches, code reviews, and releases using Git and GitLab or GitHub.
• Maintain inventories, modify existing Ansible playbooks and roles; troubleshoot automation.
• Maintain Windows and RHEL staging scripts used to configure and deploy systems.
• Configure physical server hardware and management interfaces for VMware ESXi; maintain virtual infra.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco switches, firewall policies, VLANs; support Palo Alto and NSX.
• Build and maintain container images; troubleshoot Kubernetes issues.
• Modify AD GPOs and troubleshoot DNS configuration and name resolution.
• Update and maintain system certificates; troubleshoot certificate-related issues.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

GitLab

GitHub

Ansible

VMware

Windows

RHEL

Kubernetes

Containers

Scripting

AD/GPO

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

VMware ESXi

Job description

SAIC in Panama City Beach, FL seeks a DevOps Engineer to support JEXC2 networks, focusing on VMware, Linux, Windows, Ansible automation, and containerized applications.

The role is onsite with a transition toward sustainment over 18–24 months. DoD 8140/8570.01-M IAT/IAM Level II certification and Interim Secret clearance eligibility are required or pursued.

You will collaborate across teams to maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure, and ensure secure, reliable deployments.