Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused organization supporting critical programs across the defense and intelligence community. We partner with our customers to deliver high-impact technical solutions while fostering a culture built on trust, expertise, and long-term career growth.
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the administration, deployment, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical SIGINT survey, collection, and geolocation systems. This position combines Linux system administration, containerization, cloud deployments, DevSecOps, and systems integration within operational and laboratory environments.
Responsibilities
- Perform system administration, maintenance, upgrades, installation, testing, integration, and configuration of SIGINT survey, collection, and geolocation systems
- Provide Tier 3 engineering support, troubleshoot system failures and performance degradation, and restore systems to operational capability
- Provide 24/7 call-in support for critical operational system discrepancies
- Integrate, test, and optimize systems with enterprise infrastructure, services, and databases
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and knowledge-base materials
- Assist Government engineers with maintaining system product-line standards and associated databases
- Support field installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities as required
Required Qualifications
- Must be fully cleared with a recent MD polygraph
- Must be willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed in this posting
- Four (4) years of experience with software and system deployments, Linux system administration, containerization, cloud deployments, and DevSecOps
- Recent experience within the last three (3) years with Kubernetes
- Recent experience within the last three (3) years with cluster orchestration
- Recent experience within the last three (3) years with containerization
- Ability to provide 24/7 call-in support for critical operational system issues
- Willingness to travel for system installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Active IAT II CWIP / DoD 8570-compliant certification, such as Security+
- CCNA certification
- Polygraph date within the last seven (7) years
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Computer Science
- Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree
- A Master of Science in Engineering or Computer Science may substitute for two (2) years of experience
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Skills Required
- Must be fully cleared with a recent MD polygraph
- Willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed
- Twelve years of experience as a Software Integrator, Tester, System Administrator, or Systems Engineer on similar programs
- Strong experience administering and troubleshooting Linux and Windows environments
- Experience with software and systems integration, testing, deployment, and configuration
- Experience providing Tier 3 technical support and resolving complex system issues
- Experience supporting hardware/software builds, staging, and field installations
- Ability to lead software integration and testing activities
- Strong technical documentation, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience (reducing requirement to ten years)
- Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree
What We Do
Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused, minority-owned organization providing high-end information technology services, systems engineering, and integration solutions. The company specializes in supporting critical programs for the defense and intelligence community, as well as state and commercial sectors. Their expertise includes agile software development, cloud computing, and natural language processing, helping customers in the public and private sectors achieve their technical goals.
