Senior DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI)

Vantor•St. Louis, MO

1d•$140,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer with on-premises and cloud expertise to support the management of its OpenShift platform. The role is part of an operations team supporting solutions for intelligence analysts and other national security users. The engineer will work with OpenShift and Kubernetes, automate environment creation and configuration, and maintain DevSecOps pipelines. The role also involves troubleshooting across the technology stack, supporting Authorization to Operate (ATO) requirements, and collaborating with multidisciplinary SAFe Agile teams. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance, with willingness to obtain a CI polygraph. The employee must be able to work in a SCIF up to 90% of the time, as mission needs require, from Herndon, Virginia; Westminster, Colorado; or St. Louis, Missouri.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance; must be willing to obtain a CI polygraph.
A bachelor's degree in a technical field and 8 years of relevant technical experience, including platform operations and automation; additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
Demonstrated technical experience with DevSecOps and strong Linux experience.
Experience deploying and maintaining applications in a Kubernetes environment, preferably OpenShift.
Experience deploying and maintaining open-source and custom applications.
Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed operations and development teams.
Effective written and oral communication with customers and team members.
Ability to work in a SCIF up to 90% of the time, as mission needs require, from Herndon, VA; Westminster, CO; or St. Louis, MO.

Nice To Haves

Experience sustaining hardware and software on IC or DoD networks.
Experience with distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, or IaaS/PaaS.
Experience developing and deploying web services.
Experience supporting open-source software in government environments.
Experience maintaining backend GIS platforms.
Knowledge of ICD 503 compliance.
Experience with big data technologies such as Elasticsearch, Accumulo, Spark, Hive, or Hadoop.
Experience with hybrid cloud and on-premises architectures.
Experience with data visualization, data management, data integration, user interfaces, or databases.
CompTIA Security+ or a comparable certification for privileged access.
Experience supporting military or intelligence missions, or familiarity with TCPED systems.

Responsibilities

Use OpenShift and Kubernetes to configure, monitor, and maintain a private cloud environment.
Create and maintain automated, repeatable environment creation and configuration tools using Infrastructure as Code platforms such as Ansible, Chef, or similar tools.
Create and maintain automated DevSecOps pipelines using open-source offerings such as Argo CD and GitLab.
Monitor and troubleshoot issues across the technology stack, from bare metal to applications deployed in OpenShift.
Support ATO requirements through security control implementation, patching, technical documentation, and remediation of findings.
Communicate technical concepts and ideas effectively with multidisciplinary SAFe Agile teams.