Systems Engineer 3 - (Linux, AWS, Kubernetes)

Akina
Any Location, MD
Job Description
Role Overview

Join a high-impact, mission-driven team as Lead Systems Engineer, where you will help manage the stability, security, and scalability of systems powering complex data transformation workflows and a widely used web-based user interface.

What You Will Do

Lead a small, agile DevOps/SysAdmin team responsible for end-to-end infrastructure, from bare-metal and AWS environments to Kubernetes deployments. Collaborate across software teams to help architect robust systems, support development processes, maintain metrics and observability to track uptime and performance of systems.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This mature project is known for its technical stability, team cohesion, and deep integration into mission-critical systems, offering you the opportunity to make meaningful contributions in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Requirements

  • Strong Linux system administration experience (e.g., RHEL9)
  • Proficient in system automation and scripting tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Bash, and Python
  • Knowledge of SSP compliance and processes, including STE/STN
  • Experience with containerization such as Podman and Kubernetes
  • Amazon AWS experience (setting up EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPCs, IAM)
  • Metrics and observability with Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus
  • Familiarity with database administration with databases such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, or graph databases (e.g. DGraph)

Benefits

  • 24 days PTO accrued annually
  • 11 federal holidays
  • 100% vested 401k
  • 10% company contribution to 401k
  • 100% healthcare costs for employees
  • 50% healthcare costs for dependents
  • Educational assistance towards college classes
  • Job-related training and certifications
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