DevOps / IT Operations Team Lead

Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a DevOps / IT Operations Team Lead who is interested in working in a fast-paced environment building and maintaining a DevSecOps platform and infrastructure for a DoD customer. The successful candidate will develop and maintain multiple Kubernetes based Platform As a Service (PaaS) solutions at different classification levels, automate deployment of services, provide documentation for consumption by Contracting Office Representatives, and monitor security and performance of the PaaS and deployed services. Our engineers are asked to solve challenging problems for unique customers and have a direct impact on the direction of software products and solutions used by those customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and maintain critical services supporting both on-prem and cloud-native architecture
• Work with the Cybersecurity team by implementing industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management
• Use automation best practices, such a IaC and GitOps, for repeatability and fast provisioning of environments
• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes platforms in multiple environments and classification levels
• Work closely with development teams to provide onboarding support
• Provide Tier 3 level support to DoD customers and developers as required
• Mentor staff, provide guidance and direction
• Ensure platform and networks are compliant with DoD policies
• Support backup and disaster recovery planning
  

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Experience managing and working with Linux and MacOS
• Demonstrated experience with NIST Special Publication 800-190
• Demonstrated experience with Zero Trust Architectures (Beyond Corp/Software Defined Perimeter)
• Experience configuring, deploying, and securing Kubernetes platforms
• Experience with deployment and configuration of Istio Service Mesh or similar service mesh offerings
• Comfortable working on command line and scripting on multiple OS platforms
• Scripting experience including at least a subset of the following: Bash, Python, Zsh, AppleScript, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Experience with CI/CD automation servers such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI
• HS Diploma
  
• US Citizenship and an active Secret security clearance required

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with deploying and maintaining CNCF products to on-prem and cloud environments
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience and/or familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, OWASP-DC, Anchore, Claire, OPA, Fortify, Checkmarx, Synk, and OpenSCAP
• Experience with providing Identity Management services including SSO using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or SAML
  

This position is located in College Park, MD.

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