Senior DevOps Engineer - Linux, Kubernetes, TS/SCI

Belay Technologies, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 168,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 weeks paid leave

401(k) matching 10%

$5,000 annual training

Student loan repayment

Company-funded HSA

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Employee events and more

Job summary

Belay Technologies seeks a Senior Linux Systems Administrator / DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience and a technical degree to support secure, mission-critical environments in the Baltimore/Washington region.

The role emphasizes enterprise Linux administration, Kubernetes, container security, automation with Ansible and Terraform, and CI/CD with GitLab/Jenkins. Strong problem-solving and independent work are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in systems administration, infra engineering, DevOps, or related field.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Extensive Linux administration in enterprise or mission-critical environments.
• Deploy and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and containerized apps.
• Strong Docker/containerd/OCI image expertise.
• Automation and IaC with Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform.
• Git-based version control and CI/CD platforms.
• Networking, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, Linux troubleshooting.
• Security hardening, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and RCA.
• Ability to work independently and communicate technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Administer enterprise Linux systems in secure, mission-critical environments.
• Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and containerized apps.
• Implement security hardening and remediation; perform RCA and tuning.
• Leverage automation with Ansible, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD.
• Manage container orchestration, high availability, and performance monitoring.

Skills

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Container security

Automation scripting

Terraform

Ansible

Git / GitOps tools

CI/CD pipelines

Networking and security

Troubleshooting complex infra

Education

Technical degree

Tools

Docker

containerd

OCI images

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Belay Technologies seeks a Senior Linux Systems Administrator / DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience and a technical degree to support secure, mission-critical environments in the Baltimore/Washington region.

The role emphasizes enterprise Linux administration, Kubernetes, container security, automation with Ansible and Terraform, and CI/CD with GitLab/Jenkins. Strong problem-solving and independent work are required.