Senior DevOps Engineer

Position Summary

Ethic Tech LLC is seeking a temporary Senior DevOps Engineer to provide critical operational support and ensure continuity of operations for a mission-critical program. This position is responsible for the development automation maintenance and optimization of secure scalable DevOps pipelines and infrastructure supporting classified and mission-critical systems. The incumbent will collaborate with engineering cybersecurity and operations teams to ensure system reliability security and performance while supporting ongoing program objectives.

This is a temporary assignment with an anticipated end date of September 30 2026.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure multi-enclave CI/CD pipelines for containerized platforms including Rancher Harvester and Kubernetes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Ansible Terraform Helm and related tools.
• Lead the development and maintenance of repeatable deployment workflows aligned with TACLAN Mantle and CSfC architectures.
• Collaborate closely with systems engineers cybersecurity teams and developers to streamline mission kit builds and cloud-native system deployments.
• Ensure automation processes meet compliance requirements such as RMF DISA STIGs and other DoD cybersecurity controls.
• Conduct performance tuning diagnostics and optimization in both test lab and operational environments.
• Integrate VMware vSphere 8.x hardened OS images and container registries into secure DevOps workflows.
• Contribute to Agile processes including sprint planning technical documentation and system readiness reviews.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• A bachelors degree in a related technical field is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in DevOps systems automation or platform engineering.
• Active DoD Secret clearance (or higher) is required. An active Top Secret SCI clearance is preferred.
• Must be able to commute to MacDill AFB.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes Rancher Docker and Linux-based systems.
• Proficiency in scripting and IaC tools such as Bash Python Ansible and Terraform.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows container registries (e.g. Harbor Artifactory) and artifact management solutions.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD practices in secure air-gapped or classified environments.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems and document technical processes effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in DoD or IC environments involving classified system deployment.
• Certifications such as CKA CKAD RHCE or AWS/GCP/Azure DevOps-related credentials.
• Knowledge of TACLAN CSfC or Mantle architectures and secure mobility initiatives.
• Ability to meet deadlines during peak close and audit periods.

Ethic Tech LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local laws.

This commitment applies to all aspects of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC