Containerization Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-04
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IT/Tech
Unix/Linux
Type of
Requisition :
Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None Public Trust/Other
Required:
NACI (T1) Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Docker, Kubernetes Architecture, Java (Programming Language), LAMP Stack, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Open Shift.
Certifications:
None.
Experience:
10+ years of related experience. US Citizenship
Required:
No.
- Required experience / skills:
Five (5) plus years of relevant containerization experience with major federal IT applications. - Expert-level experience building secure Docker images running either Java-based or PHP-based applications.
- Experience building Docker images running Linux and Windows operating systems, developer tools, or databases such as MySQL, Redis, or PostgreSQL.
- Experience deploying containerized applications using package managers such as Helm to Kubernetes platforms running on-premises or in government clouds such as Azure, AWS, Google, and Oracle.
- Must have solid experience managing Linux operating systems such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
- Experience creating build and deploy pipelines with Kubernetes-native tools like Tekton or Git Lab CI/CD on Open Shift or other Kubernetes platforms.
- Experience debugging production applications using a combination of operating system (Linux) log files, enterprise logging systems (such as Splunk), database queries in SQL, and application testing.
- Demonstrated proficiency providing both high-level (management-focused) and low-level (technical-focused) documentation and presentations.
- Demonstrated excellent listening and communication skills when collaborating with customers and other technical teams.
- Experience with tools for static code analysis (such as HP Fortify), dependency vulnerability (such as Black Duck or JFrog X-Ray), package repositories (such as Artifactory), and performance testing tools (such as JMeter).
- Operations or programming experience supporting custom-build Java and/or PHP applications in production.
- Experience with automating deployments on virtual machines (VMs) with Ansible.
- Experience with federal government IT security standards.
Education and Experience
BA/BS with 10+ years of directly related IT experience (or MA/MS with 10+ years of directly related IT experience).
CompensationThe likely salary range for this position is $116,025 - $156,975. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Working hours and travelScheduled Weekly
Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Remote
Work Location:
USA DC Washington
- Our benefits package includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- To encourage work/life balance, employees get full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- To ensure employees can protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
- We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what employees have told us they value most.
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