DevOps Platform Engineer and Linux Systems Administrator

ABSC is hiring a DevOps Platform Engineer and Linux Systems Administrator to support DIA-NDOC’s D3P modernization. The role operates and maintains a Kubernetes-based application platform and shared services, ensuring the production big-data pipeline is reliable, secure, scalable, and ready for mission use.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, patch, upgrade, and maintain a production platform built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Redis, and related shared services
• Administer Linux-based applications and systems, including installation, configuration, hardening, performance analysis, and operational troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot pod failures, networking issues, image pulls, scheduling constraints, certificates, storage, and application connectivity
• Use Helm or comparable tools to manage Kubernetes application packages and configuration
• Support shared platform services such as Elastic, Redis, message queues, API gateways, and other distributed services
• Integrate platform services with physical and virtual infrastructure to maintain availability, reliability, security, and performance
• Design and support scalable and redundant application infrastructure across physical and virtual environments
• Develop and maintain infrastructure and platform automation using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Bash, Python, or comparable tools
• Implement platform security, monitoring, logging, observability, capacity management, and DevOps best practices
• Contribute to engineering documentation, diagrams, models, Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, and bug triage

Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph is required
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field with four or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with two or more years of relevant experience. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph
• Current DoD 8140 IAT Level II or higher certification, such as Security+ CE or CySA+
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account certification as required by DoD 8140 policy
• Hands-on experience administering and operating Kubernetes
• Experience using Helm or a comparable Kubernetes package and configuration-management tool
• Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux from the command line, including processes, filesystems, networking, permissions, logs, certificates, and system resources
• Experience supporting at least one shared data or application platform service, such as Elastic, Redis, message queues, or API gateways
• Familiarity with infrastructure and platform automation tools
• Working knowledge of platform-security and observability practices
• Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Development or scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, Salt, Python, Groovy, or Java
• Experience with Kafka or another messaging platform
• Experience supporting GPU-based Kubernetes environments
• Experience with Salt, Helmfile, GitLab, Nexus, or Argo CD