Job Requirements
Job Description
DevOps Engineer needed for an opportunity with SOC’s client to work in Chantilly, Virginia. Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance is Required!
Position Overview
The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining end-to-end platform infrastructure. This includes automating the deployment and configuration of operating systems, applications, and platform components across modern Kubernetes environments.
In this role, you will take ownership of the full technical stack—spanning networking infrastructure, identity management, container orchestration, storage layers, and core application services—to build resilient, scalable platform solutions.
Key Job Responsibilities
Full-Stack Ownership: Architect, deploy, and maintain core stack infrastructure services, including DNS, IdM, OpenShift/Kubernetes, OAuth, DHCP, S3, NFS, and application stacks.
Platform Automation & Orchestration: Automate the provisioning, deployment, and configuration of operating systems, platform components, and containerized workloads.
Troubleshooting & Problem Solving: Analyze complex infrastructure challenges and engineer effective, long-term technical solutions across networking, system, and container layers.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with enterprise architects, software developers, and project managers to deliver high-quality platform capabilities.
Continuous Modernization: Adapt to shifting program priorities and drive professional development in emerging Platform Engineering practices and tools.
Qualifications & Competencies
Required Qualifications
Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to maintain program access.
Kubernetes & Containers: Hands-on experience deploying, managing, and monitoring Kubernetes / OpenShift clusters and containerized applications.
Application Containerization: Proficient in containerizing applications using Docker or Podman.
Operating Systems & Networking: Deep proficiency across multiple operating systems (Linux, Windows) and networking concepts (bonding, bridging, VLANs, firewalls, and packet troubleshooting).
Identity & Authentication: Practical working knowledge of enterprise authentication protocols and providers (e.g., IdM, OIDC, Keycloak, Authentik).
Scripting & Automation: Knowledge of one or more scripting or programming languages: Python, Go, or Bash.
Physical Requirement: Ability to lift up to 25 lbs in a physical lab environment as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Storage Systems: Familiarity with block, file, and object storage systems (NFS, S3, SAN/NAS).
Network & Kernel Observability: Deep networking experience using iptables, eBPF, tcpdump, and Wireshark.
Disaster Recovery: Experience managing, testing, and validating automated disaster recovery and backup procedures.
AI & LLM Integration: Exposure to deploying, configuring, and utilizing local Large Language Models (LLMs).
Security Hardening: Understanding of defense-in-depth security concepts, including encryption, token authentication, authorization mechanisms, and access controls.
Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: Successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant’s experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
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Estimated Min Rate: $52.50
Estimated Max Rate: $75.00
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