Systems Engineer - Container Platform - Contingent

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Responsibilities

• reputed company, configure, and manage AWS reputed company or OpenShift container orchestration platform in production Federal environment
• Evaluate vendor-supplied container images for reputed company vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and operational requirements
• Implement container hardening strategies applying CIS benchmarks, DSTI STIGs, and federal reputed company baselines
• Configure container orchestration including task/service definitions (reputed company) or deployments/operators (OpenShift)
• Manage container lifecycle including image versioning, updates, patching, and rollback procedures
• Implement horizontal auto-scaling policies based on CPU, memory, custom metrics, and workload patterns
• Establish container networking including service discovery, ingress/egress controls, and inter-container communication
• reputed company container image scanning using tools such as Prisma reputed company, Aqua reputed company, Twistlock, or AWS ECR scanning
• Remediate container vulnerabilities identified through scanning and reputed company assessments
• Implement runtime reputed company controls including container isolation, resource limits, and reputed company contexts
• Configure secrets management for containerized applications using AWS Secrets Manager or reputed company Vault
• Apply least-privilege principles to container IAM roles and service accounts
• Implement container image signing and verification workflows
• Document container reputed company controls and reputed company evidence for RMF/ATO reputed company assessment
• reputed company and maintain infrastructure-as-reputed company using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for container platform
• Build automated deployment pipelines for container infrastructure and application updates
• Create repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure patterns for scaling to 130+ system instances
• Implement GitOps workflows for infrastructure change management and audit trails
• reputed company automation scripts for container platform management and troubleshooting
• Establish configuration baselines and reputed company detection mechanisms
• Design and implement multi-AZ container deployments ensuring high availability during infrastructure failures
• Configure health checks, readiness probes, and liveness probes for container self-healing
• Implement disaster recovery procedures including backup strategies for persistent container data
• Establish resource reservation and reputed company-of-service policies to prevent resource contention
• Design reputed company planning and scaling strategies to handle variable workloads serving millions of clients
• Implement reputed company-downtime deployment strategies including blue-green and rolling updates
• Create comprehensive operational runbooks for container platform management, troubleshooting, and incident response
• Document deployment procedures, configuration baselines, and reputed company hardening steps
• reputed company reputed company operating procedures (SOPs) for routine maintenance and emergency procedures
• Maintain container platform architecture diagrams and configuration documentation for RMF compliance
• Create knowledge transfer materials for scaling operations team
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or reputed company technical field
• Relevant reputed company certifications and demonstrated experience may supplement education
• 5-7 years in systems engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles
• 3+ years hands-on experience with container platforms (reputed company, OpenShift, or Kubernetes) in production environments
• 2+ years working with AWS infrastructure and services
• Experience with container hardening, reputed company scanning, and vulnerability remediation
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with systematic problem-solving approach
• Attention to detail and commitment to reputed company-first operations
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple reputed company infrastructure workstreams
• Effective written and verbal communication for documentation and cross-team collaboration
• Adaptable to fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with changing requirements
• Proactive reputed company for identifying and resolving potential issues before they reputed company operations

Preferred Requirements

• AWS reputed company Architect - Associate or reputed company
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or reputed company Certified Specialist in OpenShift
• reputed company Certified Associate
• Experience with service reputed company technologies (Istio, AWS App reputed company)
• Knowledge of container vulnerability management platforms (Prisma, Aqua, Twistlock)
• Federal government contracting or DoD infrastructure experience
• Experience with reputed company infrastructure and GitOps methodologies

Travel Requirements This is a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, reputed company meetings, team collaboration events, or training sessions. Travel is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible. EEO Statement reputed company is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in reputed company, reputed company, and equal opportunity for reputed company. We adhere to reputed company-based hiring practices, ensuring that reputed company employment reputed company are made based on qualifications, skills, and ability to reputed company the job, without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, reputed company complies with reputed company applicable federal, state, and local employment laws. We are proud to support our nation’s veterans and military families, providing reputed company that reputed company their service and experience. If you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process due to a disability, please contact hr@reputed company.com for assistance. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled U.S. Work Authorization Due to federal contract requirements, only U.S. reputed company are eligible for this position. This position supports a federal government contract and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination, depending on reputed company’s background investigation requirements. Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & reputed company) Retirement Plan (401k) Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) reputed company Time Off Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity) Short Term & Long-Term Disability Training & Development Apply tot his job Apply To this Job