MD POLY Security Clearance required

Power3 Solutions•Hanover, MD

About The Position

Capstone Technology Partners is hiring a Systems Engineer to support DevOps activities for its Zero Trust Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ZT ICAM) program and deployments for Department of Defense customers. Working under the direction of senior engineers, the successful candidate will assist with automated build, test, packaging, deployment, monitoring, and release activities; support Linux and containerized environments; and help maintain repeatable deployment configurations and technical documentation. The role calls for foundational DevOps knowledge and practical Kubernetes experience, along with an interest in developing those skills while supporting an integrated enterprise solution across varied customer environments. The position is located in Hanover, Maryland, and requires a TS/SCI clearance with a Maryland polygraph. Capstone Technology Partners delivers cybersecurity, engineering, and AI-enhanced software solutions for federal defense clients. Its work supports the Department of War and includes experience in ICAM, Zero Trust, cloud-native engineering, and secure Agile development. The company describes its culture as people-first and guided by Collaboration, Culture, Connection, and Community. The required qualifications include at least seven years of systems engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity, plus a relevant bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Five additional years of systems engineering experience may substitute for the degree, for a total of 12 years.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance with a Maryland polygraph.
At least 7 years of systems engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; 5 additional years of systems engineering experience may substitute for the degree, for a total of 12 years.
Foundational DevOps knowledge and some practical experience with Kubernetes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RKE2, Rancher, Helm, Kustomize, Kubernetes package configuration, or single- and multi-namespace deployments.
Familiarity with Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Terraform, or comparable automation and infrastructure tools.
Exposure to security scanning, vulnerability management, software bills of materials, artifact signing, container registries, or software supply chain practices.
Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, PKI, mutual TLS, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, or enterprise identity and access management concepts.
Experience supporting classified, disconnected, air-gapped, or otherwise restricted customer environments.
Experience using Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Word, SharePoint, or Git-based repositories to manage work and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

Support continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, automated builds, testing, artifact packaging, and release activities.
Assist with deployment and sustainment of containerized applications in Kubernetes environments under the guidance of senior engineers.
Maintain configuration files, scripts, deployment manifests, repositories, and version-controlled engineering artifacts.
Help configure and troubleshoot workloads, services, namespaces, ConfigMaps, Secrets, storage, networking, and access controls.
Monitor pipeline and deployment results, review logs and system health information, document issues, and support corrective actions.
Assist with container and dependency scanning, vulnerability remediation tracking, software bills of materials, and release evidence.
Support Department of War customer deployment activities by collecting environment information, executing documented procedures, and escalating technical issues.
Develop and maintain setup instructions, deployment checklists, troubleshooting notes, release documentation, and other technical guides.

Benefits

Four weeks of paid time off.
Eleven paid holidays.
401(k) plan with 4% employer contributions, immediate vesting, and an annual 3% contribution.
Annual performance bonuses.
Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance.
Education and training budget.
Technical certification and coursework budget for computer/program expenses.
Gym membership reimbursement.
Amazon Prime membership reimbursement.
Birthday Club.
Capstone swag.