Top Secret HPC DevOps & Kubernetes Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

10% 401k in every paycheck

100% Fully Vested!!!

Job summary

GIGATEC Engineering seeks a Tier 3 technical escalation lead for high-performance computing environments. You will deliver fast, reliable software deployments, orchestrate configuration changes, and maintain security and reliability across the delivery lifecycle.

You will develop infrastructure automation, write Python-based Ansible modules, and deploy containerized services with Kubernetes and Helm, collaborating with Operations & Maintenance teams to investigate and remediate challenging

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux command-line tools.
• IaC and automation using Ansible.
• Python development, including custom Ansible modules.
• Containerization using Docker, containerd, and Podman.
• Helm chart creation for deploying containerized services in Kubernetes.
• DevOps/GitOps practices, including release candidate preparation and deployment pipeline maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Git proficiency, including branching strategies and tagging.
• Comprehensive technical documentation, including installation guides, troubleshooting runbooks, and architectural diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Bring curiosity to systems powering demanding computing missions. Deliver fast, reliable, and secure software deployments across high-performance computing environments.
• Orchestrate complex configuration changes and software updates while maintaining security, compliance, and performance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Build infrastructure automation and deploy containerized services with Kubernetes and Helm.
• Develop custom Ansible modules in Python and integrate with Ops & Maintenance teams to investigate issues.
• Create automated remediation to prevent recurrence and strengthen long-term reliability.

Skills

Linux CLI

IaC / Automation

Python development

DevOps / GitOps

Git proficiency

Technical documentation

Tools

Docker

containerd

Podman

Kubernetes

Helm

Ansible

Jira

Confluence

NetBox

Job description

GIGATEC Engineering seeks a Tier 3 technical escalation lead for high-performance computing environments. You will deliver fast, reliable software deployments, orchestrate configuration changes, and maintain security and reliability across the delivery lifecycle.

You will develop infrastructure automation, write Python-based Ansible modules, and deploy containerized services with Kubernetes and Helm, collaborating with Operations & Maintenance teams to investigate and remediate challenging