Software Integration Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Software Integration Engineer 3 with Security Clearance
Title:

Software Integration Engineer 3

Location:

Annapolis Junction, MD Compensation Range: $190 -$210K
* Clearance:
* Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply
* Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems.

If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense. Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:
Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
* Generous PTO Policy
* 401(k)
* HSA and FSA options
* Life and Disability Insurance
* Tuition Reimbursement and Training
* Perks at Work Discount Program
* Referral Program
* Leads Generation Program
* College America 529
* Fitness Reimbursement Program
* Travel Assistance
* Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
* Life Planning Financial & Legal Services
* Position

Description:

The Software Integration Engineer shall be responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of a large-scale multi-tenant Kubernetes "on-prem" cluster which serves as the foundation for mission-critical applications across multiple tenants. In this role, the Software Integration Engineer shall collaborate closely with Dev Ops, Security, and Application teams to implement automation, enforce best practices, and support integration of new services within the Kubernetes cluster ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of the Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

Qualifications :
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. OR The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience.

OR An industry recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute as one (1) year experience. A Masters Degree in Computer Science or related field may substitute for two (2) years experience. Position

Required Skills:

* Experience with Linux CLI
* Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python
* Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads, networking, ingress, storage, and performance
* Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
* Demonstrated experience administrating/monitoring Kubernetes clusters
* Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Helm and Ansible
* Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana
* Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration Position Desired

Skills:

* Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
* Experience designing, implementing, and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
* CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)