Senior Linux/Kubernetes Automation Engineer

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (D0

Up to 20% 401k contribution

Above Market Hourly Rates

$3,600 HSA Contribution

6 Weeks Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision/Li

Job summary

Captivation is seeking a senior software integration engineer to work in Linux environments, focusing on Kubernetes cluster maintenance and capability development. You will support automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized apps within the CASA Compute Environment.

Required are strong Linux skills, Bash/Python scripting, and IaC with Ansible, plus experience with Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, Flux, and GitLab CI/CD. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux CLI and scripting for automation.
• Strong Linux and container orchestration knowledge.
• Proficient in deploying and managing Kubernetes workloads.
• IaC with Ansible and modern deployment tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer Kubernetes clusters in Linux environments.
• Develop capabilities and automation for deployment and scaling.
• Collaborate on Platform-as-a-Service for CASA Compute Environment.
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes workloads including ingress, networking, storage.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash/Python scripting

Kubernetes administration

Ansible IaC

Git workflows

Flux and Helm

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Helm

Flux

Git

Ansible

VS Code

VMware

OneView

GitLab CI/CD

FastAPI

NGINX

HAProxy

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Captivation is seeking a senior software integration engineer to work in Linux environments, focusing on Kubernetes cluster maintenance and capability development. You will support automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized apps within the CASA Compute Environment.

Required are strong Linux skills, Bash/Python scripting, and IaC with Ansible, plus experience with Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, Flux, and GitLab CI/CD. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is needed.