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DevOps Engineer

darkwolfsolutions
College Park, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/27/2026

Dark Wolf is looking for a DevOps Engineer who is interested in working in a fast-paced environment building and maintaining a DevSecOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a DoD customer. The successful candidate will work within the team to develop and maintain multiple Kubernetes-based PaaS solutions at different classification levels, automate deployment of services, provide and develop documentation, and monitor security and performance of the platform and deployed services. Our DevOps engineers are asked to solve challenging problems for unique customers and have a direct impact on the direction of software products and solutions used by those customers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deploying and maintaining critical services supporting both on-prem and cloud-native architecture.
  • Working with the Cybersecurity team by implementing industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
  • Using automation best practices, such a IaC and GitOps, for repeatability and fast provisioning of environments.
  • Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes platforms in multiple environments and classification levels.
  • Working closely with development teams to provide onboarding support.
  • Ensuring platform and networks are compliant with DoD policies.
  • Supporting backup and disaster recovery planning.

Required Qualifications:

On site presence at least 3 days a week

  • 3 years of relevant experience administering Linux servers (ex. RHEL, Ubuntu)
  • Experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and securing Kubernetes platforms
  • Experience with CI/CD automation servers (ex. GitLab CI, Jenkins) 
  • Experience with administration of Linux endpoints (clients)
  • Experience with providing Identity Management services including SSO using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML
  • HS Diploma 
  • US Citizenship and an active Secret security clearance required

Desired Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Experience with CI/CD automation servers including GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI
  • Experience with deploying and maintaining CNCF products to on-prem or cloud environments
  • Scripting experience including at least a subset of the following: Bash, Python, Terraform, Ansible
  • Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience and/or familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, OWASP-DC, Anchore, Claire, OPA, Fortify, Checkmarx, Synk, and OpenSCAP

This location is located in College Park, MD with a part time remote option. On-site presence is expected 3 days per week with the option of 2 days of remote work. The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $140,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical interview. 

We are strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees. We do not engage with third-party staffing agencies, C2C, or 1099 independent contractors for this role.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity, confirm US Citizenship, and complete the required employment eligibility verification upon hire.

Salary : $100,000 - $140,000

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