Software Developer (Cloud Engineer), Intermediate
About the role
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is looking for a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, administer, and support enterprise-grade Red Hat OpenShift container platforms running mission-critical workloads across on-premises and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Kubernetes, containerization technologies, automation, infrastructure as code, and cloud platforms, with a passion for building secure, scalable, and highly available containerized environments.
Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities: Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kenneth A. Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility, and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards and vendor locations.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and administer Red Hat OpenShift clusters across development, testing, and production environments.
- Manage, monitor, and optimize Kubernetes workloads to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance.
- Install, configure, and maintain OpenShift Operators for application deployment and lifecycle management.
- Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines by integrating containerized applications into automated deployment workflows.
- Monitor cluster health, resource utilization, and application performance using appropriate monitoring and logging tools.
- Troubleshoot platform, networking, storage, and application issues to minimize downtime and improve reliability.
- Implement security, compliance, and governance best practices for OpenShift and Kubernetes environments.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and platform management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable container platform solutions.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and platform standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
Preferred Skills
- 2-3 years of hands-on experience with container technologies, administration and support.
- Experience with Kubernetes architecture and workload management.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools.
- Experience with automation tools.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
- Familiarity with container image security.
- Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift security features such as RBAC, network policies, pod security, secrets management.
- Experience with Helm and Kustomize.
- Strong ability to lead and collaborate.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
- Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
- Personal & Medical Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
- Student Debt Benefit
- Personal Time Off Sell Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
Pay
Pay Range: $78,700.00 - $120,500.00 annually. Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. FMP is a government contractor and maintains a drug free workplace and workforce. All candidates must be able to pass a drug test in compliance with FMP company policy and 10 CFR 707. Marijuana is a Federal Schedule I controlled substance and illegal under Federal Law; therefore, FMP is required to test for marijuana.