Vulnerability Remediation

Senior DevOps / Linux Systems Engineer – Top Secret Clearance (Onsite, St. Louis MO)

DevOps / Linux Systems Engineer (Senior) – Top Secret Clearance Required

📍 Location: St. Louis, Missouri (Onsite Only)
🏢 Work Model: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Salary Range: $100,000 – $180,000
🔐 Clearance: Top Secret (CI Poly required upon hire)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

About the Role

This is a mission-critical DevOps / Linux Systems Engineering role supporting highly secure, operational cloud and on-premise geospatial systems. You’ll take a technical leadership position within a mission operations team responsible for sustaining and evolving classified environments used by government stakeholders.

This role is ideal for an experienced Linux-focused DevOps Engineer who thrives in secure, high-stakes environments and enjoys owning system reliability, automation, security hardening, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead system changes, upgrades, and continuous improvements across secure on-prem and AWS environments

  • Serve as a technical escalation point, working directly with government and contractor stakeholders

  • Proactively monitor system health and perform advanced diagnostics and remediation

  • Deploy security patches, STIGs, and bug fixes across test and production environments

  • Build, manage, and automate AWS-based Linux systems

  • Maintain and update critical databases and operational datasets

  • Author and maintain operational documentation, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides

  • Respond to security findings and compliance reports with speed and precision

Required Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret Clearance with willingness to sit for a CI Polygraph

  • CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent DoD 8570 certification)

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8–12 years relevant experience
    (or Master’s with 6–10 years)

  • Advanced Linux administration experience (RHEL 7+)

  • Strong AWS / cloud automation experience (must-have)

  • Hands-on experience building, patching, and STIG’ing Linux servers

  • Experience with Windows Server administration

  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly Desired Skills

  • Ansible playbooks and infrastructure automation

  • AWS automation tooling and scripting

  • Experience with:

    • ArcGIS / ESRI deployments

    • RDS and SQL technologies

    • Apache NiFi

    • Python (including ML-related workflows)

    • Tomcat

  • Familiarity with IC cloud architecture methodologies

  • Team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

  • AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, etc.)

Ideal Candidate

  • Senior-level Linux Systems Engineer with strong DevOps instincts

  • Proven experience automating AWS infrastructure in secure environments

  • Comfortable owning system lifecycle: build → secure → operate → sustain

  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and confident operating in classified settings

  • Security+ certified and CI Poly-ready

Benefits & Perks

  • 3 weeks paid time off

  • 11 Federal holidays

  • Medical, dental, vision coverage

  • Short & long-term disability

  • Life insurance & AD&D

  • 401(k) with up to 4% match (immediate vesting)

  • End-of-year profit sharing

  • Relocation assistance

  • Ongoing technical training & certifications

Additional Information

  • Security Clearance Required: Yes

  • Visa Sponsorship: Not available

  • Travel: None

 

DevOps / AWS / Python Engineer – Top Secret Clearance (Onsite, U.S.) - 4 Locations

DevOps / AWS / Python Engineer (Mid–Senior) – Top Secret Clearance Required

📍 Locations (Onsite):

  • Gaithersburg, MD

  • St. Louis, MO

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Chantilly, VA

🏢 Work Model: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Salary Range: $100,000 – $180,000
🔐 Clearance: Active Top Secret (SCI required post-hire; CI Poly willingness)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

About the Role

This is a hands-on DevOps / Cloud Engineering role supporting the development, deployment, automation, and sustainment of mission-critical systems in a highly secure environment. You’ll work closely with development teams to modernize workflows, automate manual processes, and operate scalable AWS-based solutions using DevSecOps best practices.

This role is ideal for engineers with strong Python + AWS + GitLab CI/CD experience who enjoy operating at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and secure software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Automate manual operational and deployment processes

  • Develop Windows automation using Python and/or PowerShell

  • Support deployment of microservices via DevSecOps pipelines in Windows & Linux environments

  • Develop, update, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines

  • Configure, troubleshoot, and deploy Docker containers

  • Review source code in Git and produce supporting engineering documentation

  • Support developer deployments and testing activities

  • Provide technical guidance across microservices and platform capabilities

  • Create and maintain DevOps documentation

  • Perform security remediation based on vulnerability scan results

Required Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI post-hire

  • CompTIA Security+ CE (or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification)

  • U.S. Citizenship required

  • Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
    (or Master’s degree with 2+ years)

  • 2–3 years of experience with Kubernetes (OpenShift or EKS preferred)

  • 2–3 years of experience with Docker containers

  • Strong scripting skills in Python and/or PowerShell

  • Experience administering both Windows and Linux systems

  • Experience with AWS services (CloudFormation, S3, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, autoscaling)

  • Experience with GitLab CI/CD, including scripting and troubleshooting

  • Understanding of DevSecOps methodologies and workflows

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline development and sustainment

  • Experience supporting development testing in cloud environments

  • Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

  • AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.)

  • Linux certifications

  • Experience with AWS Lambda, ECS, and serverless architectures

  • Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies

  • Familiarity with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

Key Focus Areas for Screening

When evaluating candidates, the strongest profiles will demonstrate:

  • Python scripting experience (ideally with AWS automation using Boto3)

  • Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD and best practices

  • Solid working knowledge of AWS services and architectures

Ideal Candidate

  • Security+ certified and clearance-ready

  • Strong DevOps engineer with a cloud-first mindset

  • Comfortable automating, deploying, and securing AWS-based systems

  • Confident working in classified, mission-driven environments

  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and collaborative

Additional Details

  • Security Clearance Required: Yes

  • Visa Sponsorship: Not available

  • Travel: None

  • Benefits: Full benefits package included

 

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