Senior DevOps Engineer

VT Group (VTG); Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) is seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps / Systems Engineer to deploy, administer, integrate, and optimize mission-critical systems in a secure government environment. The role emphasizes Linux administration, Kubernetes, Docker, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and IaC.

A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining containerized applications, managing clusters, building CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure with Ansible and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience supporting software and system deployments, Linux systems administration, containerization, cloud deployments, and DevSecOps environments.
• Demonstrated experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems, including RHEL and/or CentOS.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for application deployment and container orchestration.
• Recent hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cluster orchestration, and containerization technologies (within last 3 years).
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, maintain, and optimize containerized applications and infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Manage and administer Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar automation platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployments using IaC tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Support software and system deployments across on-premises, virtualized, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software development and deployment lifecycle.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot deployment failures, and optimize infrastructure resources.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment automation, system integration, and operational efficiency.
• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems, particularly RHEL and CentOS.
• Perform system installations, upgrades, patches, configuration management, and performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Support system integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance activities across development, testing, laboratory, and operational environments.
• Manage and monitor physical, virtualized, and hybrid cloud infrastructure to maintain operational availability.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system issues involving operating systems, applications, networking, and infrastructure components.
• Implement system security configurations, access controls, and operational best practices.
• Design, configure, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise networking infrastructure.
• Administer and support LAN, CAN, and WAN.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco and Arista network devices.
• Optimize network configurations to ensure reliable connectivity between front-end and back-end system components.
• Support network architecture, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, and performance optimization.
• Integrate network infrastructure with Linux systems, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud-based applications.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity, performance, routing, and system integration issues.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux Admin

CI/CD

IaC

Python

Networking

RHEL/CentOS

Cloud

Cluster orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps / Systems Engineer to support the deployment, administration, integration, maintenance, and optimization of mission-critical systems in a highly secure government environment.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps / Systems Engineer to support the deployment, administration, integration, maintenance, and optimization of mission-critical systems in a highly secure government environment.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Linux system administration, Kubernetes, Docker, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, network engineering, and infrastructure automation. This role requires a strong technical background in deploying and maintaining complex systems across physical, virtualized, and hybrid cloud environments.

Eligible candidates may receive a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000, making this an exceptional opportunity to join a mission-critical team supporting national security initiatives.

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What will you do?

• Design, deploy, configure, maintain, and optimize containerized applications and infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Manage and administer Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar automation platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Support software and system deployments across on-premises, virtualized, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software development and deployment lifecycle.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot deployment failures, and optimize infrastructure resources.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment automation, system integration, and operational efficiency.
• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS.
• Perform system installations, upgrades, patches, configuration management, and performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Support system integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance activities across development, testing, laboratory, and operational environments.
• Manage and monitor physical, virtualized, and hybrid cloud infrastructure to maintain operational availability.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system issues involving operating systems, applications, networking, and infrastructure components.
• Implement system security configurations, access controls, and operational best practices.
• Design, configure, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise networking infrastructure.
• Administer and support Local Area Networks (LAN), Campus Area Networks (CAN), and Wide Area Networks (WAN).
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco and Arista network devices.
• Optimize network configurations to ensure reliable connectivity between front-end and back-end system components.
• Support network architecture, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, and performance optimization.
• Integrate network infrastructure with Linux systems, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud-based applications.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity, performance, routing, and system integration issues.

Do you have what it takes?

• US Citizen with TS/SCI with Poly required
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Eight (8) years of experience supporting software and system deployments, Linux systems administration, containerization, cloud deployments, and DevSecOps environments.
• Demonstrated experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems, including RHEL and/or CentOS.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for application deployment and container orchestration.
• Recent hands‑on experience within the last three (3) years with:
• Kubernetes
• Cluster orchestration
• Containerization technologies
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or comparable platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience managing and monitoring hybrid cloud or virtualized environments.
• Experience designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise networks.
• Experience with LAN, CAN, and WAN administration.
• Hands‑on experience configuring and supporting Cisco and Arista networking devices.
• Experience integrating and deploying complex software and infrastructure systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in mission‑critical technical environments.
• Willingness to travel for system installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Availability to provide 24/7 on‑call support for critical operational system issues.

VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $120K - $265K annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.