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The successful candidate will work within the team to develop and maintain multiple Kubernetes-based PaaS solutions at different classification levels, automate deployment of services, provide and develop documentation, and monitor security and performance of the platform and deployed services. Our DevOps engineers are asked to solve challenging problems for unique customers and have a direct impact on the direction of software products and solutions used by those customers.\nKey Responsibilities:\nDeploying and maintaining critical services supporting both on-prem and cloud-native architecture.\nWorking with the Cybersecurity team by implementing industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.\nUsing automation best practices, such a IaC and GitOps, for repeatability and fast provisioning of environments.\nDeploying and maintaining Kubernetes platforms in multiple environments and classification levels.\nWorking closely with development teams to provide onboarding support.\nEnsuring platform and networks are compliant with DoD policies.\nSupporting backup and disaster recovery planning.\nRequired Qualifications:\nOn site presence at least 3 days a week. 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