DevOps Engineer

Dark Wolf Solutions • College Park, MD

16h • $100,000 - $140,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Dark Wolf is seeking a DevOps Engineer to help build and maintain a DevSecOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a Department of Defense customer. The role works within a team to develop and maintain Kubernetes-based PaaS solutions at multiple classification levels, automate service deployment, create and maintain documentation, and monitor platform and service security and performance. Engineers solve challenging problems for unique customers and contribute directly to the direction of the software products and solutions those customers use.

The position is based in College Park, Maryland, with an onsite presence expected at least three days per week and the option to work remotely two days per week. The employer is seeking direct, full-time W-2 employees and does not engage third-party staffing agencies, C2C arrangements, or 1099 independent contractors for this role. The estimated salary range is $100,000 to $140,000, commensurate with experience and technical interview. Applicants must be U.S. citizens with an active Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance.
• High school diploma.
• Onsite presence at least three days per week.
• Kubernetes Candidate path: At least 2 years of experience administering Kubernetes in production environments.
• Kubernetes Candidate path: Experience deploying and maintaining critical services supporting on-premises and cloud-native architecture.
• Kubernetes Candidate path: Experience using automation best practices such as IaC and GitOps for repeatability and fast environment provisioning.
• Kubernetes Candidate path: Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes platforms in multiple environments and classification levels.
• Generalist Candidate path: At least 3 years of relevant experience administering Linux servers, such as RHEL or Ubuntu, in production environments.
• Generalist Candidate path: Experience with CI/CD automation servers, such as GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Generalist Candidate path: Experience administering Linux endpoints (clients).
• Generalist Candidate path: Experience with Linux authentication services such as LDAP(S), SSSD, or Kerberos, and/or tools such as FreeIPA or RHEL IdM.
• Generalist Candidate path: Hands-on experience managing and provisioning digital certificates across services, systems, and user accounts.
• Generalist Candidate path: Experience providing identity management services, including single sign-on using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML.
• Generalist Candidate path: Scripting experience with at least some of Bash, Python, Terraform/OpenTofu, or Ansible.
• Generalist Candidate path: At least 2 years administering or power-using hypervisors such as VMware or Proxmox in production environments.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience deploying and maintaining CNCF products in on-premises or cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD automation servers such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
• Scripting experience with at least some of Bash, Python, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with or familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, OWASP-DC, Anchore, Claire, OPA, Fortify, Checkmarx, Synk, and OpenSCAP.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain critical services that support both on-premises and cloud-native architectures.
• Work with the Cybersecurity team to implement industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Apply automation best practices, including infrastructure as code (IaC) and GitOps, to enable repeatability and rapid environment provisioning.
• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments and classification levels.
• Work closely with development teams to provide onboarding support.
• Ensure platforms and networks comply with DoD policies.
• Support backup and disaster recovery planning.
• Develop and maintain documentation, and monitor platform and deployed-service security and performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED