Senior DevSecOps Engineer – Kubernetes & Cloud

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

VTG is seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps / Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize mission-critical systems in a highly secure government environment. You will manage Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud infrastructure, and drive automation across CI/CD Pipelines.

The role requires 8 years of hands-on experience, TS/SCI with Poly; strong scripting skills, and a willingness to travel for installations and on-call support. Starting pay ranges from $120,000 to $265,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Eight years of experience supporting software and system deployments, Linux systems administration, containerization, cloud deployments, and DevSecOps environments.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for application deployment and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

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.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Bash

Linux administration

problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

VTG is seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps / Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize mission-critical systems in a highly secure government environment. You will manage Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud infrastructure, and drive automation across CI/CD Pipelines.

The role requires 8 years of hands-on experience, TS/SCI with Poly; strong scripting skills, and a willingness to travel for installations and on-call support. Starting pay ranges from $120,000 to $265,000 per year.