Platform DevOps Administrator (REMOTE) at Koniag Government Services, LLC Remote

Koniag Government Services, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag Data Solutions, LLC is seeking a Platform DevOps Administrator to support KDS and government customers. The role is remote in the United States and requires the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

You will work on secure Linux, middleware, and COTS platforms with a focus on vulnerability remediation and STIG compliance. Responsibilities include developing Ansible playbooks, automating patching, and coordinating across teams to ensure production readiness, security, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux administration and DevOps experience.
• Experience with DISA STIGs and NIST security controls.
• Familiarity with CVEs, KEV, and vulnerability remediation.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain secure Linux, middleware, web server, and COTS environments.
• Implement DISA STIG baselines and coordinate remediation activities.
• Review vulnerability scans and remediate CVEs/KEV as required.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for patching and hardening.
• Automate patching and security updates across platforms.

Skills

Linux administration

DevOps practices

Ansible

Security hardening

Vulnerability remediation

Automation scripting

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

Docker

Kubernetes

JBoss

RabbitMQ

Node.js

Apache

VMware

Job description

Koniag Data Solutions, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Platform DevOps Administrator to support KDS and our government customer. The position is remote. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain secure and compliant Linux, middleware, web server, and COTS platform environments.
• Implement, maintain, and remediate systems against applicable DISA STIG security baselines.
• Review vulnerability scan results and identify required remediation activities.
• Analyze and remediate Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog.
• Coordinate patching and vulnerability remediation based on severity, exploitability, operational impact, and required remediation timelines.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions for recurring security and operational issues.
• Support compliance with applicable NIST standards and security controls. middleware, and COTS products.
• Support corrective actions.
• Validate remediation activities and provide supporting evidence when required.

DevOps & Security Automation

• Develop, maintain, test, and execute Ansible playbooks and roles for system administration, patching, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Use Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) to centrally manage and execute infrastructure and security automation.
• Automate Linux operating system patching and security updates.
• Automate application and COTS product patching where technically feasible.
• Develop and maintain automated
• Automate remediation of recurring.
• Maintain version-controlled automation artifacts and technical documentation.
• Identify manual administration and security processes that can be standardized and automated.
• Ensure automation is repeatable, controlled, documented, and appropriate for production environments.

Linux Platform Administration

• Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments. Support environments that may include RHEL 6, 7, 8, and 9.
• Perform operating system patching and security remediation.
• Red Hat Troubleshoot operating system, application, network connectivity, storage, memory, CPU, and performance issues.
• Review system logs and monitoring alerts to identify operational and security issues.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery activities.
• Maintain platform availability, performance, reliability, and security.

Middleware, Web Server & COTS Platform Administration

• Server environments. Support JBoss application server environments.
• Support and administer RabbitMQ. Support applications and platforms utilizing Node.js. Apache
• Support various platforms and associated infrastructure.
• Supported COTS products.
• Analyze vendor security advisories and determine applicability to supported platforms.
• Coordinate application and middleware patching with system owners and other technical teams.
• Troubleshoot integration issues between Linux, web servers, middleware, COTS applications, and supporting infrastructure.

Virtualization & Containers

• Understand virtualization and container technologies and how Linux platforms operate within virtualized or containerized environments.
• Support Linux virtual machines and associated infrastructure.
• Assist with troubleshooting platform issues involving virtualization or container infrastructure.
• Understand resource allocation, networking, storage, availability, and security considerations associated with virtualized and containerized workloads.

Production Operations & ITIL

• Provide operational support for 24×7 production environments.
• Monitor system and application availability, health, performance, and security.
• Respond to alerts, incidents, service requests, and technical support tickets.
• Independently troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Participate in after-hours maintenance, patching, upgrades, and production support when required.
• Perform and validate system backups and support restoration activities.
• Follow established ITIL practices for:
  • Incident Management
  • Problem Management
  • Change Management
  • Service Request Management
• Document incidents, troubleshooting activities, resolutions, and corrective actions.
• Follow formal change-control procedures when implementing production changes.
• Maintain a strong customer-service orientation, recognizing that platform administration supports the availability and performance of customer-facing business services.

Independent Operations

• Independently analyze security and operational issues.
• Determine appropriate troubleshooting and remediation approaches.
• Research unfamiliar technical problems and vendor issues.
• Prioritize work based on security risk and operational impact.
• Take ownership of incidents and technical issues through resolution.
• Escalate appropriately when issues require additional expertise or management involvement.
• Communicate risks, impacts, status, and resolution clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify recurring problems and recommend automation or process improvements.
• Proactively identify security, reliability, and operational concerns rather than relying solely on assigned tasks.

• 5+ years of experience in Linux administration, DevOps, platform administration, Strong hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience supporting RHEL 6/7/8/9 or comparable enterprise Linux environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible.
• Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles.
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Experience implementing or remediating DISA STIG requirements.
• Experience analyzing and remediating CVEs and security vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of the CISA KEV Catalog and vulnerability prioritization.
• Knowledge of NIST security standards and controls.
• Experience administering and securing Apache Server.
• Experience supporting middleware or application platforms such as JBoss, RabbitMQ, and Node.js.
• Experience patching Linux operating systems, middleware, and/or COTS applications.
• Understanding of virtualization or container technologies.
• Experience supporting production environments, including monitoring, backups, incident response, and ticket resolution.
• Understanding of ITIL service management principles.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and customer-service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience supporting federal government or other highly regulated IT environments.
• Experience implementing automated STIG compliance and security baselines using Ansible.
• Experience automating CVE/KEV remediation.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and security compliance tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise COTS applications.
• Experience with VMware or comparable virtualization technologies.
• Experience with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or comparable container technologies.
• Experience with centralized monitoring and logging platforms.
• Experience supporting high-availability and mission-critical production environments.
• Experience participating in formal security incident response and remediation activities.

Primary Technical Skills

• Area: Technologies / Skills
• Linux: RHEL 6, 7, 8, 9
• Middleware: JBoss, Apache Server, RabbitMQ, Node.js
• Automation: Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform
• Security: DISA STIGs, CVEs, CISA KEV, NIST, vulnerability remediation, PKI, Platform: Virtualization / Containers
• Working knowledge of virtualization and container technologies
• Operations :24×7 production support, monitoring, backups, incident response, ticket resolution
• Service Management ITIL, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change
• Professional : Independent problem solving, customer service, technical documentation, cross-team coordination
• Linux: RHEL 6/7/8/9 Middleware: JBoss, Apache web, RabbitMQ, Node.js Automation: Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, Virtualization: Understands vitalization or containers Security: Operations: 24×7 production support, backups, monitoring, incident/ticket resolution Service Management ITIL, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Professional : Independent problem solving, customer service, technical documentation, cross-team coordination
• Linux: RHEL 6/7/8/9 Middleware: JBoss, Apache web, RabbitMQ, Node.js Automation: Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, Virtualization: Understands vitalization or containers Security: Operations: 24×7 production support, backups, monitoring, incident/ticket resolution Service Management ITIL, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Professional : Independent problem solving, customer service, technical documentation, cross-team coordination

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