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The role blends platform engineering (Kubernetes/OpenShift, infrastructure as code, CI/CD) with enough full stack development to build the dashboards, APIs, and small internal tools that operators and financial stakeholders use every day.\nResponsibilities:\nDeploy, configure, and operate the observability stack (for example Grafana Alloy, Mimir, Loki, and Tempo on OpenShift, or Elastic or Dynatrace where selected) on each network\nInstrument applications and infrastructure with OpenTelemetry and Prometheus exporters; standardize labels, tags, and naming\nBuild real-time mission status dashboards and service health views for operators, engineers, and leadership\nImplement cost visibility and allocation across AWS, OpenShift, and on-premises resources using tagging standards and showback or chargeback models\nBuild cost and utilization dashboards that join billing exports with observability metrics (unit cost per mission application, per namespace, per program)\nIdentify and execute optimization: rightsizing, idle resource cleanup, storage lifecycle policies, Reserved Instance and Savings Plan coverage analysis\nAutomate infrastructure and stack deployment with Terraform, Ansible, and Helm or Operators; manage configuration through GitOps (Argo CD or similar)\nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Tekton) including image scanning, signing, and promotion into air-gapped registries\nPackage software and dependencies for offline transfer and cross-domain delivery\nDevelop lightweight web apps, APIs, and Grafana plugins or panels for custom status views and cost reports\nWrite data integration scripts (Python, Go) that pull from billing exports, CMDBs, and ticketing systems\nDocument runbooks, architecture diagrams, and user guides; train operators and mentor junior engineers\nQualifications:\nRequired:\nTS/SCI with polygraph \nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.\n3+ years deploying and operating at least one enterprise stack: Grafana/Prometheus ecosystem, Elastic (ELK), Dynatrace, or Splunk\nMetrics, logs, and traces instrumentation; working knowledge of OpenTelemetry or Prometheus exporters\nBuilt operational dashboards and alert rules used by real operators; understands SLI/SLO concepts\n3+ years with Kubernetes in production; Red Hat OpenShift strongly aligned\n2+ years with AWS (EC2, S3, EKS, IAM, CloudWatch, Cost and Usage Reports)\nDemonstrated experience analyzing cloud spend, applying tagging strategies, and delivering at least one cost optimization outcome\nTerraform and Ansible; Helm charts or Operators\nBuilt and maintained pipelines in GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent; Git workflows\nProficient in Python or Go plus scripting (Bash); able to write and query SQL and PromQL or equivalent\nRHEL administration and troubleshooting\nHardening to DISA STIGs; familiarity with RMF and NIST SP 800-53 controls\nWorked in air-gapped or disconnected networks, including offline package and image management\nDesired:\nHands-on with Grafana Alloy, Mimir, Loki, and Tempo at scale\nProduction time on two or more of Grafana, Elastic, and Dynatrace, enabling side-by-side judgment\nStore-and-forward pipelines, edge collectors, Kafka or similar buffering over intermittent links\nMoved data or software through cross-domain solutions (CDS) or approved transfer processes\nOpenCost or Kubecost, CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, or AWS Cost Explorer and Cost and Usage Report analytics\nIstio or a comparable service mesh, including mesh-level metrics and tracing\nCluster monitoring and user workload monitoring, Operators, OpenShift GitOps and Pipelines\n-What You Can Expect:\nA culture of integrity.\nAt CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.\nAn environment of trust.\nCACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.\nA focus on continuous growth.\nTogether, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.\nPay Range:\nThere are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. 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