Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

Strategic Business Systems (SBS); Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Chantilly, Virginia is seeking a motivated Sr DevOps/Linux Systems Engineer to support a critical analytics framework for the U.S. Intelligence Community. The role involves engineering and maintaining scalable IT infrastructure, requiring experience with Linux, AWS, CI/CD, and Kubernetes. Candidates must possess an active Top Secret clearance with Polygraph. This opportunity offers a chance to work with technical leaders in an agile environment, making critical decisions in real-time.

Qualifications

• Experience working on Linux based infrastructure.
• Expertise in AWS for building and managing fault-tolerant systems.
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering and maintenance of scalable IT infrastructure.
• Administration of Linux servers in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Coordinate with Information System Security Officers.

Skills

Linux based infrastructure

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Database management

Configuration management

Scripting

Troubleshooting

Agile development

Education

CompTIA Security+ or IAT II certification

Job description

Overview

Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is hiring a motivated Sr DevOps/Linux Systems Engineer to support a cutting‑edge modeling and analytics framework in support of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). On this program you will have the opportunity to work with technical leaders in cloud computing and data analytics to re‑architect, modernize, and operationalize a critical tool leveraged across the IC to make real‑time, mission‑critical decisions.

Candidates must have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and CI Polygraph and be self‑motivated, able to understand technical concepts and collaborate on technical direction in a small team in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Hands‑on engineering, operations, and maintenance of scalable IT infrastructure
• Administration of Linux servers in a hybrid on‑premise and cloud environment; experience with AWS is highly desired
• Working with DevOps processes and toolsets to support software teams in dev, test, and production environments
• Working both independently with little supervision as well as in a team environment
• Coordinating with Information System Security Officers to ensure all standards and best practices are implemented in system architecture
• Assisting external customers with development and troubleshooting of IT and software systems
• Encouraging and building automated processes wherever possible
• Identifying and deploying cybersecurity measures by continuously performing vulnerability assessment and risk management
• Monitoring and measuring customer experience and KPIs

Qualifications

• Experience working on Linux based infrastructure
• Linux system administrator experience with AWS building and managing highly‑available, fault‑tolerant systems (i.e., EC2, VPC, ELB, IAM, Autoscaling)
• Expertise with Kubernetes containerization and clustering in production
• Experience implementing CI/CD
• Configuration and managing databases such as Postgres, Mongo
• Experience with server configuration management or infrastructure automation tools (i.e., Ansible, Puppet)
• Scripting experience (i.e., Bash/shell, Python)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of Agile development processes
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• CompTIA Security+, or IAT II certification

To learn more about this opportunity, please send your resume to [e-mail].

EEO Disclaimer

SBS is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, gender identification, sex, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, parental status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Accommodations

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