The Role
Operate and improve classified on-prem/cloud infrastructure, build and maintain CI/CD and deployment pipelines, automate configuration management, integrate security and compliance, provide operational support and troubleshooting for Red Hat Linux environments, and collaborate with engineering teams to scale and optimize systems.
Summary Generated by Built In
US Citizenship is required
An active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph is required
DoD 8570 IAT2 certificate required, i.e. CompTIA Security+
DevOps Engineer
DPG is looking for a strong DevOps Engineer to join our team supporting a customer in a classified environment. This is a hands on role where you will be working alongside other infrastructure engineers to continuously improve systems and services across security, automation, and performance. You will play a key part in building and operating environments the right way, making sure everything aligns with solid architecture standards while delivering real impact for the mission.
- Support transitioning a system that is tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure
- Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration & test, and deployment pipelines, optimizing for performance and scalability across on-premises cloud computing environments
- Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to improve scalability, consistency, infrastructure efficiency, reduce deployment time, and automate configuration management
- Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to design and implement development and mission solutions
- Integrate security and compliance into the platform with services such as encryption and access management
- Provide operational support for the platform
- Administrative fluency with the following (or vendor equivalent): Red Hat Linux (v7+, 8+ preferred), Rancher
- Experience troubleshooting applications & infrastructure services on Linux based OS
Required Skills:
- 7-10 years of experience directly related to Linux System Administration and DevOps, including installation and maintenance of software and hardware.
- Experience administering Red Hat Linux based systems with minimal support, to include kickstart, patching (satellite servers), creating RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management, and security.
- Extensive experience with scripting, particularly in Bash and/or Python
- Experienced using automation tools/frameworks such as Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
- Experience with recent versions of VMware (ESXi and vCenter) and/or AWS
- Hands-on experience working with developer tools including Git, Arifactory, Bitbucket, CI/CD tools, and Jira
- Experience with Rancher
- NAS and SAN administration experience
- Experience using Agile/Scrum development methodology (SAFe, Scrum, Khanban)
- Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds in support of hardware installations.
- Strong analytic and research skills - must be detail oriented
- Must be able to support occasional after hour maintenance
Desired Skills:
- Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework
- Experience with programming/scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Bash, Perl, Ruby, C++
- Experience with containerization
- Installation and management of fiber channel switches
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot problems with efficiency
- Requires the ability to effectively interact with external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations and vendors
- Communication and diplomatic skills
Overview of Benefits:
- Company Funded 401k Profit Sharing Plan: 25% of base pay deposited every pay period - Vested day one of employment
- All Health Care Benefits and Premiums paid by company and with company HSA contribution
- Annual Performance Bonus
- 250 hours of PTO with up to 40 hours available to be carried over
- Biannual Company Sponsored Events for the employees and their families
- Education Benefits - Cert reimbursement and tuition reimbursement
Skills Required
- US Citizenship
- Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
- DoD 8570 IAT2 (CompTIA Security+)
- 7-10 years experience in Linux System Administration and DevOps
- Administer Red Hat Linux systems (kickstart, patching/satellite servers, RPM packaging, performance tuning, networking, user management, security)
- Extensive scripting in Bash and/or Python
- Experience with automation tools/frameworks such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet
- Experience with VMware (ESXi and vCenter) and/or AWS
- Hands-on experience with developer tools: Git, Artifactory, Bitbucket, CI/CD tools, Jira
- Experience with Rancher
- NAS and SAN administration experience
- Experience troubleshooting applications and infrastructure services on Linux
- Experience using Agile/Scrum development methodology (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds for hardware installations
- Ability to support occasional after-hours maintenance
- Strong analytic and research skills; detail oriented
- Installation and management of fiber channel switches
- Experience developing, testing and delivering applications within a DevSecOps framework
- Experience with additional programming/scripting languages: Java, Perl, Ruby, C++
- Experience with containerization
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot efficiently; strong communication and diplomatic skills
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The Company
What We Do
DPG Solutions LLC is a Colorado-based, veteran-led small business specializing in the development and deployment of advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions and DevSecOps practices. The company provides expert cleared technical staffing and consulting to modernize IT infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant mission success for both government and commercial organizations.
