DevOps Engineer

Dark Wolf Solutions • College Park, MD

16d • $100,000 - $140,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Dark Wolf is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build and maintain a DevSecOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a Department of Defense customer. The engineer will work on multiple Kubernetes-based PaaS solutions at different classification levels, automate service deployment, provide and develop documentation, and monitor the platform and deployed services for security and performance. The role involves solving challenging problems for unique customers and influencing the direction of the software products and solutions they use.

The position is based in College Park, Maryland, with an option to work remotely part of the week. On-site presence is expected at least three days per week, with up to two remote days. Dark Wolf 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–$140,000, commensurate with experience and technical interview.

Requirements

• At least three days per week of on-site presence.
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One of the following experience paths is required:
• Kubernetes path: At least 2 years administering Kubernetes in production environments.
• Kubernetes path: Experience deploying and maintaining critical services supporting on-premises and cloud-native architectures.
• Kubernetes path: Experience using IaC and GitOps for repeatable automation and rapid provisioning of environments.
• Kubernetes path: Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes platforms in multiple environments and classification levels.
• Generalist path: At least 3 years of relevant experience administering Linux servers, such as RHEL or Ubuntu, in production environments.
• Generalist path: Experience with CI/CD automation servers, such as GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Generalist path: Experience administering Linux client endpoints.
• Generalist path: Experience with traditional Linux authentication services such as LDAP(S), SSSD, or Kerberos, and/or tools such as FreeIPA or RHEL IdM.
• Generalist path: Hands-on experience managing and provisioning digital certificates across services, systems, and user accounts.
• Generalist path: Experience providing identity management services, including SSO using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML.
• Generalist path: Scripting experience with at least some of Bash, Python, Terraform/OpenTofu, or Ansible.
• Generalist path: At least 2 years administering or serving as a power user of 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, including 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, Snyk, and OpenSCAP.

Responsibilities

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