Systems Engineer (DevOps)

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,656 - 95,054; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer (DevOps) for a 12+ months contract in San Diego, CA. The role is hybrid, combining on-site collaboration with remote work days to support secure, scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities include vulnerability management, automation with Puppet/Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud/container security, and working with global teams to implement hardening and incident response.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux infrastructure and configuration management (Puppet or Ansible).
• Strong communication and ability to work under pressure.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration.
• Experience with container security scanning and vulnerability assessment.
• Familiarity with VMware, Git, Artifactory, and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, tracks, responds, investigates and reports vulnerabilities.
• Drive remediation with System Engineering and Security teams.
• Write and deploy Puppet or Ansible playbooks to resolve vulnerabilities.
• Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities; coordinate scanning and patching.
• Write knowledge articles as needed.
• Define hardening policies to improve security posture.
• Review and prepare for planned change introductions.
• Plan and execute software upgrades with teams.

Skills

Linux

Puppet

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Helm

Git

VMware

Artifactory

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Helm

Git

Artifactory

VMware

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Systems Engineer (DevOps). This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in San Diego, CA (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:26-21102

Pay Range: $60 - $69/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors, tracks, responds, investigates and reports vulnerabilities and works with the responsible parties in System Engineering and Security teams to drive timely results and remediation
• Partners with stakeholders to drive down vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies across the organization.
• Assist with writing and deploying Puppet or Ansible playbooks to resolve vulnerabilities
• Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities across registries and Kubernetes environments; coordinate vulnerability scanning and patching in containerized workloads
• Write knowledge articles as needed
• Assist with defining hardening policies that will improve our security posture
• Review, consult and prepare for planned change introduction to the environment.
• Partner with teams to plan and execute software code upgrades as needed.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• A solid foundation in Linux infrastructure and configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Proficiency with Kubernetes architecture, cluster operations, and container orchestration; ability to assess security posture of containerized environments
• Hands-on experience with container security scanning tools and vulnerability assessment in container registries (e.g., artifact scanning, image analysis)
• Solid understanding of and have experience with most of the following infrastructure services. VMWare, Puppet, Ansible, Imaging, Artifactory, Git
• Working knowledge of container platforms (Docker, Podman) and Kubernetes distributions; experience with Helm or similar K8s deployment tools
• Familiarity with programming language components for java and python
• Strong Coordination & Troubleshooting skills in handling Complex Security Incidents & escalations.
• Solid understanding of Linux
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and strong technical understanding and experience assessing vulnerabilities and identifying weaknesses in cloud infrastructure services.
• Demonstrated experience with container vulnerability scanning platforms and the ability to triage, prioritize, and remediate container-based vulnerabilities
• Ability to partner with peers who are globally distributed is a key part of this role.
• Strong communication skills and empathy for customers.
• Ability to learn new technology in a fast-paced environment.

Our client is a leading SaaS Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.