Systems Engineer - Container Platform - Contingent

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Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage AWS reputed company or OpenShift container orchestration platform in production Federal environment
• Evaluate vendor-supplied container images for reputed company vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and operational requirements
• Implement container hardening strategies applying CIS benchmarks, DSTI STIGs, and federal reputed company baselines
• Configure container orchestration including task/service definitions (reputed company) or deployments/operators (OpenShift)
• Manage container lifecycle including image versioning, updates, patching, and rollback procedures
• Implement horizontal auto-scaling policies based on CPU, memory, custom metrics, and workload patterns
• Establish container networking including service discovery, ingress/egress controls, and inter-container communication
• reputed company container image scanning using tools such as Prisma Cloud, Aqua reputed company, Twistlock, or AWS ECR scanning
• Remediate container vulnerabilities identified through scanning and reputed company assessments
• Implement runtime reputed company controls including container isolation, resource limits, and reputed company contexts
• Configure secrets management for containerized applications using AWS Secrets Manager or HashiCorp Vault
• Apply least-privilege principles to container IAM roles and service accounts
• Implement container image signing and verification workflows
• Document container reputed company controls and provide evidence for RMF/ATO reputed company assessment
• reputed company and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for container platform
• Build automated deployment pipelines for container infrastructure and application updates
• Create repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure patterns for scaling to 130+ system instances
• Implement GitOps workflows for infrastructure change management and audit trails
• reputed company automation scripts for container platform management and troubleshooting
• Establish configuration baselines and reputed company detection mechanisms
• Design and implement multi-AZ container deployments ensuring high availability during infrastructure failures
• Configure health checks, readiness probes, and liveness probes for container self-healing
• Implement disaster recovery procedures including backup strategies for persistent container data
• Establish resource reservation and quality-of-service policies to prevent resource contention
• Design reputed company planning and scaling strategies to handle variable workloads serving millions of clients
• Implement reputed company-downtime deployment strategies including blue-green and rolling updates
• Create comprehensive operational runbooks for container platform management, troubleshooting, and incident response
• Document deployment procedures, configuration baselines, and reputed company hardening steps
• reputed company standard operating procedures (SOPs) for routine maintenance and emergency procedures
• Maintain container platform architecture diagrams and configuration documentation for RMF compliance
• Create knowledge transfer materials for scaling operations team
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or reputed company technical field
• Relevant professional certifications and demonstrated experience may supplement education
• 5-7 years in systems engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles
• 3+ years hands-on experience with container platforms (reputed company, OpenShift, or Kubernetes) in production environments
• 2+ years working with AWS infrastructure and services
• Experience with container hardening, reputed company scanning, and vulnerability remediation
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with systematic problem-solving approach
• Attention to detail and commitment to reputed company-first operations
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple reputed company infrastructure workstreams
• Effective written and verbal communication for documentation and cross-team collaboration
• Adaptable to fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with changing requirements
• Proactive reputed company for identifying and resolving potential issues before they impact operations

Preferred Requirements

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or reputed company Certified Specialist in OpenShift
• reputed company Certified Associate
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, AWS App Mesh)
• Knowledge of container vulnerability management platforms (Prisma, Aqua, Twistlock)
• Federal government contracting or DoD infrastructure experience
• Experience with immutable infrastructure and GitOps methodologies

Travel Requirements This is a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client meetings, team collaboration events, or training sessions. Travel is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible. EEO Statement reputed company is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in excellence, reputed company, and equal opportunity for reputed company. We adhere to merit-based hiring practices, ensuring that reputed company employment decisions are made based on qualifications, skills, and ability to reputed company the job, without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, reputed company complies with reputed company applicable federal, state, and local employment laws. We are proud to support our nation’s veterans and military families, providing career opportunities that honor their service and experience. If you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process due to a disability, please contact hr@reputed company.com for assistance. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled U.S. Work Authorization Due to federal contract requirements, only U.S. reputed company are eligible for this position. This position supports a federal government contract and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination, depending on the agency’s background investigation requirements. Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) Retirement Plan (401k) Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) Paid Time Off Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity) Short Term & Long-Term Disability Training & Development Apply tot his job Apply To this Job