Senior DevOps Engineer

About this role

<p><strong>Who you are:</strong> You are an energetic, lifelong learner who loves designing software with reach and longevity. You want a fast-paced environment where your insight is valued and you can make an immediate impact.</p> <p><strong>The Opportunity:</strong> We are seeking a <strong>Senior DevOps Engineer </strong>to support our enterprise-scale platform as a service (PaaS). The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in Kubernetes platforms, container orchestration, and cloud-based platform deployments, particularly in C2S, GovCloud, or similar isolated environments. This role is responsible for ensuring dependable daily operation, providing direct tenant support (up to and including Tier 3), evolving &amp; improving platform components, meeting security requirements, and deploying scalable solutions that balance performance and cost within our 6+ multitenant clusters. <em>This position will be performed on site at a customer location in St. Louis, MO. <span data-teams="true">We are considering candidates through July with a planned August 2026 start date.</span></em></p> <p><strong><span data-teams="true">Active Top Secret security clearance&nbsp;required.</span></strong></p> <p><strong>What You'll Need to Succeed:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW49920197 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW49920197 BCX8">Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form with peers &amp; decision makers</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW49920197 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW187523963 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187523963 BCX8">Excel in juggling deliverables across multiple&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187523963 BCX8">efforts&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187523963 BCX8">in parallel</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187523963 BCX8">&nbsp;within&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187523963 BCX8">an Agile framework</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW187523963 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW199520104 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW199520104 BCX8">Demonstrate&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW199520104 BCX8">expertise</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW199520104 BCX8">&nbsp;in software delivery to DoD public cloud regions (C2S / GovCloud) and Kubernetes platforms</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW199520104 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW105948420 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW105948420 BCX8">The ability to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW105948420 BCX8">replace operational tasks with automated workflows,&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW105948420 BCX8">GitOps</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW105948420 BCX8">&nbsp;pipelines, and self‑service tooling</span></span></li> <li><span class="EOP SCXW105948420 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW100496868 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW100496868 BCX8">Enable PaaS tenants to onboard smoothly, adopt best practices, and experience reduced friction in deploying and operating workloads</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW100496868 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li><span class="EOP SCXW105948420 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW100496868 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW69606345 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69606345 BCX8">Design systems and platform components to maximize auditability, traceability, and real‑time observability</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW69606345 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></li> <li><span class="EOP SCXW105948420 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW100496868 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW69606345 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW144508828 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144508828 BCX8">Proven ability to automate complex, multi‑step workflows and operational processes to reduce toil and increase reliability</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW144508828 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span class="EOP SCXW105948420 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW100496868 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW69606345 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW144508828 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW79758055 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW79758055 BCX8">Tenacity when tackling system security and compliance requirements</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW79758055 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Must-haves in a Candidate:</strong></p> <ul> <li>B.S. in Information Technology or related field</li> <li>5+ years of experience in managing/administrating Kubernetes clusters, control plane components, autoscaling, and container-based workload troubleshooting</li> <li>2+ years of experience with AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP cloud platforms including IAM, load balancers, and managed Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE)</li> <li>2+ years of experience with Infrastructure as