Sr. DevOps Engineer – Federal Customer (Active TS-SCI Security Clearance required)

Dell Technologies Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a federal customer on-site in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on designing, deploying, maintaining, and securing scalable platform infrastructure with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and related technologies.

A TS/SCI clearance is required and the team collaborates across internal and external partners to deliver secure IT solutions. The candidate will automate deployment and configuration of operating systems, applications, and

Qualifications

• Experience deploying, managing, and monitoring Kubernetes and the containerized applications running within.
• Working knowledge of authentication protocols and methodologies (IdM, OIDC, KeyCloak, Authentik).
• Experience containerizing applications via Docker / Podman.
• Strong programming background in one or more languages (Python, Go, Rust).
• Expertise in securing Kubernetes environments, including RBAC, Pod Security Policies/Admission.

Responsibilities

• Senior DevOps Engineers demonstrate the ability to analyze complex problems and engineer effective solutions.
• Understanding of networking concepts, including bonding, bridging, VLANs, firewalls, and troubleshooting
• Solid understanding of multiple operating systems (Linux, BSD, UNIX)
• Knowledge of one or more scripting languages: Python, Go, Bash
• Expertise in containerization platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Strong foundational knowledge of security concepts, including encryption, authentication, authorization, and access controls

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Python

Go

Bash

RBAC

Pod Security Policies

OIDC

KeyCloak

IdM

Authentik

Tools

Podman

S3

NFS

Job description

Sr. DevOps Engineer – Federal Customer(On-site 5 days per week, Chantilly, VA – TS/SCI Required)If you enjoy working with new technologies, enterprise-leading equipment, and have a passion for building and maintaining information technology (IT) infrastructures, we would like to speak to you. This position will play a key role in supporting next-generation infrastructure to drive innovation.You will join a diverse team of DevOps Engineers to design, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure. You will collaborate with people inside and outside the organization to deliver the highest standards for building, deploying, and securing infrastructure.The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure. This includes automating the deployment and configuration of operating systems, applications, and platform components associated with Kubernetes. As a DevOps Engineer, you are responsible for the entire stack (DNS, IdM, OCP, OAUTH, DHCP, S3, NFS, Application Stack, and more).

Key Job Responsibilities

Senior DevOps Engineers demonstrate the ability to analyze complex problems and engineer effective solutions.

• Understanding of networking concepts, including bonding, bridging, VLANs, firewalls, and troubleshooting
• Solid understanding of multiple operating systems (Linux, BSD, UNIX)
• Knowledge of one or more scripting languages: Python, Go, Bash
• Expertise in containerization platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Strong foundational knowledge of security concepts, including encryption, authentication, authorization, and access controls
• Ability to collaborate with cro

Required Qualifications

• Experience deploying, managing, and monitoring Kubernetes and the containerized applications running within
• Working knowledge of authentication protocols and methodologies (IdM, OIDC, KeyCloak, Authentik)
• Experience containerizing applications via Docker / Podman
• Strong background in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, Rust).
• Expertise in securing Kubernetes environments, including RBAC, Pod Security Policies/Admission Contr