Senior DevSecOps Engineer: Kubernetes, Cloud & Automation

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

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