# Junior Automation & OpenShift Engineer

Standard Job Description We are seeking a Junior Automation & OpenShift Engineer to support enterprise automation and container-platform capabilities in secure, mission-critical environments. This role supports automation and deployment activities using Rundeck, Ansible, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP). The successful candidate will work under the guidance of senior engineers and collaborate with Platform Engineering, Security, Network, Infrastructure, and application teams. This is an opportunity for an early-career technologist to develop hands-on experience with infrastructure automation, OpenShift operations, CI/CD, GitOps, scripting, and security-focused operational practices. Key Responsibilities May Include Assist with the development, testing, and maintenance of Rundeck jobs, workflows, runbooks, and operational automation. Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, inventories, and reusable automation content under senior-engineer guidance. Support OpenShift Container Platform installation, configuration, upgrades, and day-two operational activities. Help automate deployment and configuration tasks across Linux and Windows environments using Ansible, Run

- **Id**: 3984164
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/lockheed-martin-junior-automation-openshift-engineer>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: inferred
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T20:42:44Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T20:55:01Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6722
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Education assistance, Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Combat Aircraft, Missiles, Military Satellites

## Company

- **Id**: 37086
- **Name**: Lockheed Martin
- **Domain**: lockheedmartin.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/lockheedmartin>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 96
- **Open postings**: 2370
- **Ghost share**: 0.011
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.199
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 34
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 81100
- **Max**: 150500
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 150500

## Technologies

- **Ansible** — Optional: no
- **Bash** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Configuration Management** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitOps** — Optional: no
- **Helm** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **OpenShift** — Optional: no
- **Platform Engineering** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Red Hat** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no
- **ArgoCD** — Optional: yes
- **DNS** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **GitLab CI** — Optional: yes
- **Jenkins** — Optional: yes
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: yes
- **KubeVirt** — Optional: yes
- **Least Privilege** — Optional: yes
- **Podman** — Optional: yes
- **VMWare** — Optional: yes
- **Windows Server** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T20:55:01Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1
- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker); Route: Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.857
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T21:59:48Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 150500
- **Is top pay**: yes

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