Senior DevOps Engineer – On-Site, TS-Ready

BlackVe; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Competitive compensation

Flexible time off

401(k) with company contribution

Job summary

BlackVe, Inc. seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to own day-to-day health of Linux/Windows systems, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure in support of government customers. This on-site role in Albuquerque emphasizes CUI handling and NIST/CMMC compliance, collaborating closely with IT and security teams.

You will automate tasks, manage cloud infrastructure including AWS GovCloud, and influence security through patching, access control, and configuration management. A DoD clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Linux system administration in a production environment.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with virtualization and Docker containerization.
• Strong understanding of access control, patch management, system hardening, backup/recovery, and configuration management (Git)
• Proficiency with scripting and automation (Bash, Python) and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tooling
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, firewalls, VPNs, routing) and identity/access management
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administering, patching, and maintaining Linux servers and workstations across development, integration, and production environments.
• Administering and troubleshooting Windows enterprise accounts.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines, keeping them running efficiently and with the necessary test and security configurations.
• Managing user accounts, access controls, and least privilege permissions in line with program and compliance requirements.
• Handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in accordance with NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC controls - including access control, media protection, audit logging, and configuration management.
• Administering cloud infrastructure - provisioning, patching, backup, and access management - including AWS GovCloud environments where applicable.
• Automating routine administration and configuration tasks through scripting (Bash, Python) and configuration management tooling.
• Administering and maintaining approved open source and licensed software - including installation, updates, patching, and tracking license compliance and usage against approved software lists.
• Monitoring system health, performance, and security events, and responding to incidents in coordination with the security team.
• Maintaining accurate system documentation, network diagrams, and records needed to support audits and security assessments.
• Supporting the broader engineering and software teams by troubleshooting infrastructure issues and unblocking day-to-day operations

Skills

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

Docker / virtualization

System hardening / patch management

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Networking fundamentals

Identity & access management

Security clearance preparation

Tools

Docker

Git

AWS GovCloud

Job description

BlackVe, Inc. seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to own day-to-day health of Linux/Windows systems, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure in support of government customers. This on-site role in Albuquerque emphasizes CUI handling and NIST/CMMC compliance, collaborating closely with IT and security teams.

You will automate tasks, manage cloud infrastructure including AWS GovCloud, and influence security through patching, access control, and configuration management. A DoD clearance is required.