DevOps Engineer

About the role

Dark Wolf is seeking DevOps Engineers to work in a fast‑paced environment building and maintaining a DevSecOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a DoD customer. The role involves developing and maintaining multiple Kubernetes‑based PaaS solutions at different classification levels, automating service deployments, providing documentation, and monitoring platform security and performance. Engineers will solve challenging problems for unique customers and directly influence the direction of software products used by those customers. The position is based in Omaha, NE and requires US citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance. We are looking for direct, full‑time W2 employees.

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 as 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.
• Understanding platform usage, anticipating developer needs, and expanding capabilities to improve the developer experience.
• Supporting and mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

Mid‑Level

• 5+ years configuring, deploying, maintaining, and securing Kubernetes platforms
• 5+ years of relevant experience administering Linux servers (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu)
• 5+ years with CI/CD automation servers (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Experience with administration of Linux endpoints (clients)
• Experience providing Identity Management services including SSO using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance required

Senior‑Level

• 10+ years configuring, deploying, maintaining, and securing Kubernetes platforms
• 10+ years of relevant experience administering Linux servers (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu)
• 10+ years with CI/CD automation servers (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Experience with administration of Linux endpoints (clients)
• Experience providing Identity Management services including SSO using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance required

Skills

• Experience with CI/CD automation servers including GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI
• Experience working with OCI containers, containerizing applications, container networking, and container runtimes (Docker, cri‑o, containerd)
• Experience deploying and maintaining CNCF products to on‑prem or cloud environments
• Scripting experience including at least a subset of: Bash, Python, Terraform, Ansible
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus)
• Experience and/or familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, Neuvector, PrismaCloud/Twistlock
• Experience with immutable filesystems

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