DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI

Category: DevOps Engineer Location: Bethesda, MD Clearance: TS/SCI Travel Required: No Remote Type: No As a DevOps Software Engineer, you’ll help design, deploy, and maintain a full‑stack, containerized microservices architecture. You’ll also support systems administration, installation, configuration, and the broader adoption of DevOps best practices across cross‑functional engineering teams. In this fast‑paced environment, you’ll collaborate closely with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams. You will work closely with a multi‑disciplinary team of developers, other software integrators and system administrators to: Deploy, triage and maintain a production big data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities What You Bring You’re enthusiastic, collaborative, and comfortable working with teammates across a range of technical backgrounds. You also meet the following qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph Possess at least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate) Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy Strong Linux proficiency, specifically knowledgeable about sysctls for K8s environments and experience with FApolicyd and SELinux Hands‑on experience with containers and Kubernetes (e.g., Ingress/Gateway API, Helm chart design/build, pod disruption budgets, affinity/anti-affinity rules, familiarity with external‑secrets, ArgoCD, cert‑manager, eck (elastic search)) Experience with GitLab pipeline development (e.g., integration of GitLab CI/CD components, code quality reports, coverage/test reports) Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana Demonstrated success working in cross‑functional engineering environments You will wow us even more if you have some of these: Experience with systems at scale Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques Experience with development, e.g., Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java Experience supporting an enterprise or production system Experience with any of the following technologies: Kafka or other message passing systems (AMQP, JMS) Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/ Graphana GPU‑based Kubernetes SALT for deployment automation Nexus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who We Are Sunayu, LLC serves as a premier technology partner to the Defense and Intelligence communities, delivering mission‑critical engineering solutions across the nation. Our operations are anchored in a commitment to trust, accountability, and ethical transparency, ensuring the high‑performance outcomes necessary to protect our country's most vital interests. Culture Our strength lies in our community:Our team prioritizes collaboration, professional growth, and encourages open communication. At Sunayu, we don't just secure the mission—we grow together. Career Development We support and encourage our team members to continue their professional growth by providing company‑reimbursed training and continuing education of up to $5,000 per year. We also participate in many industry conferences and events where we share our expertise and experiences. Pay Rate Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits 3 Medical Plan Options Dental and Vision

FSA, DCFSA, HSA

Life/AD&D Insurance Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Training and Educational Assistance Paid Time Off (PTO) 11 Federal holidays 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting) Equal Opportunity Employer Sunayu, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr SUNAYU