PaaS Engineer (TS Clearance)

NorthHill Technology•Springfield, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

NorthHill Technology Resources is hiring a PaaS Engineer to support NGA in Springfield, Virginia. This is a direct-hire role with a fast-growing federal integrator. The role focuses on installing, securing, monitoring, testing, configuring, upgrading, maintaining, and troubleshooting OpenShift clusters, and architecting OpenShift environments to meet application compute, storage, networking, and operational requirements. The engineer will also administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems and container platforms, address Kubernetes networking issues, and support storage, networking, and server hardware. The position develops computer-system specifications aligned with government architecture standards; documents system parameters and formats; ensures hardware and software compatibility; and coordinates or modifies system parameters based on existing and projected capacity. It also improves systems and procedures, maintains development-system availability through monitoring and remediation, and applies security updates and implementations required by DoD cybersecurity regulations. The role may oversee less senior staff or be responsible for the work of staff assigned to a specific job.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance; TS/SCI clearance is required, with eligibility to obtain a CI Poly.
At least 5 years of experience deploying OpenShift in an on-premises environment.
Experience with the GitLab CI/CD platform.
Experience implementing DevSecOps on OpenShift.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with 10 or more years of related experience.
At least 5 years of RHEL/Linux administration experience.
Security+ certification or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent within 90 days of hire.
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Nice To Haves

NetApp storage management experience.
Cisco switch and networking management experience.
ESXi virtual-machine management experience.
RHEL certification.
RHEL, Windows, and/or storage administration experience.
Experience with trouble-reporting and tracking systems such as Service+.

Responsibilities

Install, secure, monitor, test, configure, migrate, maintain, and troubleshoot OpenShift clusters.
Architect OpenShift environments to meet application compute, storage, networking, and operational requirements.
Perform OpenShift cluster upgrades and apply security patches.
Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems and container orchestration environments.
Troubleshoot Kubernetes networking, including DNS, load balancers, service IPs, and node ports.
Develop computer-system specifications that align with government system architecture standards.
Establish and document system parameters and formats, ensure hardware and software compatibility, and adjust parameters to account for current and projected capacity.
Revise systems and procedures to address deficiencies and improve data handling, conversion, input/output requirements, and storage.
Install and maintain storage, networking, and server hardware.
Maintain development-system availability through continuous monitoring and issue remediation.
Apply security updates and implementations mandated by DoD cybersecurity regulations.
Oversee less senior staff or lead the work of staff assigned to a specific job.