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Certification will be verified during the interview or onboarding process\nAWS DevOps Engineer - Professional\nCDP Administrator - Private Cloud Base\nCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)\n\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience administering Kubernetes, Docker, Hadoop, and distributed data processing platforms\nExperience supporting enterprise cloud environments utilizing AWS or hybrid cloud architectures\nExperience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana\nExperience using Jira for incident management, operational tracking, and workflow management\nExperience supporting HDFS and distributed storage environments\nFamiliarity with SaltStack, Ansible, or other enterprise automation platforms\nExperience supporting virtualization technologies and OpenStack environments\nKnowledge of cybersecurity best practices, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and secure systems administration\nExperience supporting Intelligence Community or Department of Defense operational environments\nExempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. 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