HPC DevOps & GitOps Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering•Annapolis Junction, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Behind every powerful computing environment is an engineer who makes complex systems work together. At GIGATEC, you’ll bring that expertise to production HPC environments—automating infrastructure, orchestrating secure software releases, and deploying containerized services with precision. As the Tier 3 technical escalation lead, you’ll partner with Operations & Maintenance teams to unravel challenging infrastructure issues, uncover root causes, and build automated solutions that prevent recurring failures. If you’re driven to understand how systems work—and curious about how to make them work better—this role puts your ingenuity at the intersection of performance, security, and reliability.

Requirements

Linux command-line interface and tools
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and Ansible automation
Python development, including custom Ansible modules
Containerization with Docker, containerd, and Podman
Kubernetes deployments and Helm chart creation
DevOps/GitOps practices, release candidate preparation, and pipeline maintenance and troubleshooting
Git branching strategies and release tagging
Technical documentation, including installation guides, troubleshooting runbooks, and architectural diagrams
Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence
Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools, such as NetBox
Top Secret clearance
Favorable completion of a polygraph
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Unable to sponsor an employment Visa

Nice To Haves

Enjoys the occasional coffee-fueled brainstorm and recreational interest in witty exchanges.

Responsibilities

Automating infrastructure
Orchestrating secure software releases
Deploying containerized services with precision
Serving as the Tier 3 technical escalation lead
Partnering with Operations & Maintenance teams to unravel challenging infrastructure issues
Uncovering root causes of infrastructure issues
Building automated solutions that prevent recurring failures