Linux & Kubernetes Automation Engineer

Security Clearance: Secret

Location: Linthicum Heights, MD

Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*: $100,000 - $164,000.

• This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary
  
  

Position Overview

The Linux Automation Engineer is needed to help maintain on premises and cloud Kubernetes environments. This position would help in the administration and configuration of Kubernetes environments to facilitate application hosting. Deploying applications in an automated containerized fashion on Kubernetes, help in the scalability, reliability, and maintenance while reducing cost and improving performance. Integration with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines will also increase productivity and faster time to deployment. This position would be responsible for the maintenance and integration of the multiple on premises and cloud hosted environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build components encompassing network, security, identity, governance, development and operations in Azure cloud environments.

• Operationalize solutions from proof-of-concept through production using automation for repeatability, maintainability, and to enforce standards
• Proven “automation-first” mindset with a focus on efficiency and scalability.
  
  

Schedule

• Core hours are 0930-1430 Monday-Friday to ensure overlap with the team, attendance is expected outside of this window as needed to support meetings, deployments, and team activities.
• The system administration team is expected to have on-site coverage 0600-1800 Monday-Friday and schedules will be coordinated with other members of the team to ensure this coverage.
  
  

Qualifications

Education:

• 5 years with a Bachelor's degree; 3 years with Master's degree; 0 years with PhD. Degree must be in one of the following disciplines: Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or Cybersecurity.
  
  

Experience

• Expertise managing Red Hat (RHEL) systems with Ansible Playbooks
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and their integration into CI tools (e.g., Gitlab CI).
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) (Primarily Azure).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes systems and deployments.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies.
• Expertise deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols.
• Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
  
  

Certifications

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, candidate must possess an additional 4 years of relevant experience and one of the following active certifications: Cloud , GICSP, GSEC, Security , SSCP, CASP , CCNP Security, CCSP, FITSP-O, or GFACT.
• Certification Requirement: Active IAT Level II certification.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience automating execution of Ansible playbooks through tools such as AWX, Ansible Tower, Run Deck, or GitLab.
• Experience deploying and managing observability and monitoring platforms such as Grafana, SolarWinds, or similar.
• Experience deploying and managing SIEMs such as Splunk.
• Basic ability to program in languages such as Java, Python, or C#.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools (GitLab CI).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies such as Terraform.