Senior Systems Engineer II

• Assess and improve the health, performance, security, and reliability of infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms.
• Build, configure, and maintain Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, Docker, VMware, and Linux environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployments using IaC and CI/CD practices.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across containers, compute, storage, networking, and application-hosting environments.
• Improve monitoring, logging, alerting, dashboards, and overall platform observability.
• Identify technical risks, recurring failures, and technical debt, and develop remediation plans.
• Apply security hardening, vulnerability remediation, least privilege, and Dev Sec Ops  best practices.
• Test, validate, and implement production changes through approved change-management processes.
• Collaborate across engineering, cybersecurity, networking, storage, database, and application teams.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and recovery documentation.
• Support knowledge transfer, platform improvements, and occasional after-hours/on-call activities.
• Support continuity of operations as essential personnel, including during government shutdowns, emergencies, or other critical situations.

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• 6+ years in systems, platform, Dev Ops, infrastructure engineering, or systems administration
• 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes/container experience
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and Rancher or Open Shift
• Experience supporting on-prem, mission-critical infrastructure
• Hands-on VMware and Linux administration experience
• Infrastructure automation/IaC experience with Terraform, Ansible, Power Shell, Python, or similar
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines in a Dev Sec Ops  environment
• Strong production troubleshooting across compute, storage, networking, OS, and application layers
• Experience with system hardening, vulnerability remediation, security baselines, and secure configurations
• Ability to document technical environments and communicate technical risks/recommendations
• Ability to work primarily onsite in the Washington, D.C. area and support occasional on-call/nonstandard hours
• Ability to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States

Demonstrates expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure automation, with a strong focus on security hardening and Dev Sec Ops  practices. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems and collaborate across multiple technical teams to enhance platform performance and reliability.

• Kubernetes Administration
• Infrastructure Automation
• Dev Sec Ops  Practices
• Production Troubleshooting
• Active Top Secret Clearance

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Helm
• Rancher
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Power Shell
• Python
• VMware
• Linux

• Technical Documentation
• Communication

• Infrastructure Engineering
• Systems Administration
• Security Hardening
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Change Management

• CI/CD Pipelines
• Monitoring Tools
• Logging Tools
• Alerting Systems