Cloud Operations Engineer

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™

ASRC Agile Decision Sciences is a premier provider of systems engineering, software engineering, system integration and project management services for real-time, mission-critical defense systems. We are seeking a highly motivated Cloud Operations Engineer to support the development and sustainment of the U.S. Navy Ship Self-Defense System in Moorestown, NJ.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support containerized environments using Podman, Docker, and Docker Compose
• Deploy, monitor, and scale applications on Kubernetes clusters
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable and repeatable deployments
• Work with development, security, and product teams to plan, deploy, and maintain services
• Maintain onsite virtualization environment
• Document operational procedures and create clear runbooks

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher (in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field) or equivalent related work experience
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a government secret clearance, U.S. Citizenship is required

• This position requires the successful applicant to obtain and maintain the required security clearance or other authorization(s) within the necessary timeframe required by applicable contract(s)
• 2-4 years' experience in Cloud Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or DevOps

• Hands-on experience with Podman, Docker, and Docker Compose in production environments
• Solid experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters
• Proficient with scripting languages (Bash, Python)
• Experience with version control tools (git)
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus and Grafana)
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and IAM in cloud environments
• Strong background in containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to articulate technical issues clearly to both engineers and non-engineers
• Participate in team planning meetings, and stakeholder updates

Preferred Qualifications:

• Secret Security Clearance
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Familiarity with Podman in rootless environments
• Experience with operating IL5/IL6 compliance environments
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Prior experience in high-availability or regulated environments (e.g., HIPAA, SOC2)

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.