Sr. System Administrator / DevOps Engineer – Linux & Kubernetes

Creativechemistry; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Creativechemistry in Fort Meade, MD is seeking a senior Linux System Administrator/Engineer to own the Linux and Kubernetes foundation that our mission-critical service runs on. The role anchors the afternoon shift and works within Agile and DevOps practices to productize the system.

You will build, harden, and maintain RHEL/CentOS servers, run Kubernetes clusters, automate builds with Bash, Python, Ansible, or Salt, and support storage, networking, authentication, and encryption services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Linux System Administrator or Engineer.
• Kubernetes experience, including container fundamentals and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Build, harden, and maintain RHEL/CentOS servers in a Kubernetes-based environment.
• Run and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, container tooling, and workloads.
• Automate builds, configuration, and routine operations with Bash, Python, Ansible, or Salt.
• Support storage, networking, authentication, and physical server administration.
• Apply security compliance controls and support key management and encryption services.
• Work inside Agile and DevOps practices alongside the software developers productizing the system.

Skills

Linux System Administration

Kubernetes

Tools

RHEL/CentOS

Kubernetes

Container tooling

Python

Ansible

Salt

VMware

Job description

Fort Meade, MD

Full Time

You will keep a high-visibility, IC-wide mission service running while the engineering team turns it into a product other agencies can deploy.

About the role

You will keep a high-visibility, IC-wide mission service running while the engineering team turns it into a product other agencies can deploy. You will own the Linux and Kubernetes foundation that the software runs on. The team covers 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., and your shift anchors the afternoon.

What you'll do

• Build, harden, and maintain RHEL/CentOS servers in a Kubernetes-based environment.
• Run and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, container tooling, and workloads.
• Automate builds, configuration, and routine operations with Bash, Python, Ansible, or Salt.
• Support storage, networking, authentication, and physical server administration.
• Apply security compliance controls and support key management and encryption services.
• Work inside Agile and DevOps practices alongside the software developers productizing the system.

What you bring

• 10+ years as a Linux System Administrator or Engineer.
• Kubernetes experience, including container fundamentals and tooling.

Nice to have

• Python, Ansible, Salt, and VMware.
• Key management and encryption technologies.
• A current or recent SYS3 PRIVAC level. If yours has lapsed, you will apply for SYS3 after selection.

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