Secret-Cleared Automation & Orchestration Engineer

TEK Systems; Reston (OR); On-site; USD 58,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer for a high-visibility DoD NMCI program. The role is based on-site in Reston, VA, and requires the ability to obtain or currently hold a Secret clearance.

You will work within a team to engineer, automate, and manage release processes across secure networks. Responsibilities include designing Ansible playbooks, automating routine tasks, and supporting release management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1-2 years of hands-on site engineering automation experience.
• Must obtain IAT Level II Baseline within 3 months of employment.
• U.S. Citizenship required for Secret Clearance eligibility.
• Ansible knowledge and Windows experience.
• Capability to support program execution in classified environments and access SIPRNet from NMCI locations.
• Experience in automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance.
• Familiarity with CI/CD toolsets such as GitLab.
• Understanding of Azure DevOps workflows, projects, and custom configurations.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell or Python.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous development and integration, including site reliability engineering, release management, implementation, migration, and training.
• Automate routine tasks and software updates while documenting and maintaining testing procedures.
• Design Ansible playbooks, develop roles, and test them in non-production environments before migrating to production networks.
• Participate in the development of release management processes, procedures, and policies.
• Manage and update the Release Management Plan and Schedule.
• Conduct site surveys to assess equipment and software for release package requirements.
• Develop and maintain work instruction materials for Automation and Orchestration processes.
• Provide training when introducing significant technological changes.

Skills

IAT Level II Baseline

US Citizenship

Security clearance eligibility

Ansible

GitLab

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Python

Windows

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

SIPRNet access

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking a Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer for a high-visibility DoD NMCI program. The role is based on-site in Reston, VA, and requires the ability to obtain or currently hold a Secret clearance.

You will work within a team to engineer, automate, and manage release processes across secure networks. Responsibilities include designing Ansible playbooks, automating routine tasks, and supporting release management.