DevOps Engineer / Systems Administrator (CKA Required)
About The Position
Securiport LLC is a US-based company headquartered in Reston, VA, that specializes in the design and implementation of passenger biometric recognition, immigration processing, and intelligent information reporting and management systems based on advanced technology solutions. Securiport provides complete immigration processing solutions and analytics to support border security, including technical analysis, system design, implementation and maintenance of software solutions, training, and field technical support. The DevOps Engineer / Systems Administrator (CKA Required) is responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining physical, virtualized, and containerized infrastructure to ensure secure and stable system performance. This role supports infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, system administration, and development team tooling. The position handles complex technical challenges with minimal supervision, while collaborating with senior technical staff as needed.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)
- Demonstrated experience with CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform)
- Experience deploying software-intensive systems involving web, middleware, and database components
- Strong Linux system administration experience (Red Hat Enterprise Linux preferred)
- Experience designing, documenting, and deploying physical infrastructure (e.g., racking/stacking, server installation)
- Experience administering development ecosystem tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git, Slack, etc.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and documentation skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field OR 8 years of related experience in lieu of degree
- 4+ years of relevant experience in systems engineering, DevOps, systems administration, or related field
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — Required
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience with OpenShift and/or AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) desired
- Experience with automated test frameworks for web-based and microservices architectures
- Experience with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS; AWS EKS experience preferred)
- Experience with virtualization and automation tools such as VMware, Proxmox, Infrakit, Vagrant, Puppet, or similar
- Experience administering tools used by software development teams (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Team Foundation Server, GitHub, Slack)
- Cybersecurity-related experience is a plus
- Willingness to travel internationally on occasion
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain physical, virtual, and containerized infrastructure environments
- Build and maintain infrastructure automation for configuration, software integration, testing, and deployment
- Develop and support CI/CD pipelines to enable consistent, reproducible deployments
- Implement “hands-off” system build, test, integration, deployment, and upgrade environments for turnkey delivery to closed-network environments
- Administer and support development tools and environments (build servers, artifact repositories, collaboration tools, etc.)
- Administer Linux environments with a focus on Debian Based Distros (Ubuntu) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Deploy and manage enterprise container platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AWS EKS
- Administer and maintain virtualization infrastructure including VMware and Proxmox
- Document system designs, environments, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks
- Mentor team members and share expertise in DevOps, containerization, automation, and system administration
- Produce and deliver technical presentations to clients and internal leadership as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
