Cleared Senior DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

Virtual Service Operations • Richardson, TX

1d • $205,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Virtual Service Operations is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to build, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based environments end to end. The role spans cluster and storage administration, CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud infrastructure. The engineer will troubleshoot issues across the stack, lead root-cause analysis, and document findings and resolutions. The position requires on-site work in Richardson, Texas, active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly, and U.S. citizenship. Assigned team members must comply with drug testing at hire or at regular or random intervals; VSO pays for required tests and complies with applicable laws.

VSO describes itself as a hybrid cloud and managed services consulting firm with partnerships including AWS, IBM, and Microsoft. It offers a virtue-centered team environment, ongoing learning and development opportunities, competitive salaries, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements. Additional benefits for eligible employees relate to health, retirement, and professional development.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly.
• Must be willing to work on-site in Richardson, Texas.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Experience administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes-based environments, including OpenShift and/or RKE2.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes resources, including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Namespaces, and Jobs.
• Experience managing and troubleshooting persistent storage, including PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, and volume mounts.
• Experience with Ansible, including development and maintenance of playbooks, roles, inventories, and automation workflows.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Working knowledge of AWS, including EC2, IAM, S3, EBS, VPC/networking, CloudWatch, and related infrastructure services.
• Experience managing and troubleshooting cloud instances, storage, networking, and access controls.
• Experience with Argo CD and GitOps-based deployment practices.
• Experience with Apache Pulsar, including managing or troubleshooting topics and messaging resources.
• Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD.
• Understanding of Kubernetes/OpenShift RBAC, ServiceAccounts, secrets management, and security best practices.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, ingress/egress, load balancing, and service connectivity.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across application, container, Kubernetes cluster, cloud infrastructure, storage, and networking layers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and documenting technical findings and resolutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently while valuing teamwork.
• Willingness to comply with required drug testing at hire or at regular or random intervals.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with container technologies and container registries such as Harbor, Nexus, and Artifactory.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based environments, including cluster and storage administration.
• Administer and troubleshoot Kubernetes/OpenShift or RKE2 resources and related persistent storage.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, inventories, and automation workflows.
• Use Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Manage and troubleshoot AWS infrastructure, cloud instances, storage, networking, and access controls.
• Support Argo CD and GitOps-based deployment practices.
• Manage or troubleshoot Apache Pulsar topics and messaging resources.
• Troubleshoot issues across application, container, Kubernetes cluster, cloud infrastructure, storage, and networking layers.
• Perform root-cause analysis and document technical findings and resolutions.

Benefits

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive salaries.
• Health benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Eligible employees may receive benefits related to health, retirement, and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed