Platform DevOps Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Ensure the security and compliance of Linux, middleware, web server, and COTS platform environments.

• Implement, maintain, and address systems to align with relevant DISA STIG security standards.

• Analyze vulnerability scan outcomes and determine necessary remediation actions.

• Investigate and resolve CVEs and CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities.

• Manage patching and vulnerability remediation based on severity, exploitability, operational impact, and timelines.

• Conduct root-cause analysis and apply corrective measures.

• Support NIST standards and security controls.

• Create, maintain, test, and execute Ansible playbooks and roles.

• Utilize the Ansible Automation Platform for centralized management of infrastructure and security automation.

• Automate patching for Linux, middleware, and suitable COTS products.

• Maintain version-controlled automation artifacts and technical documentation.

• Administer and troubleshoot RHEL environments, covering operating systems, applications, networking, storage, memory, CPU, and performance.

• Review system logs and respond to monitoring alerts.

• Assist with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.

• Manage JBoss, Apache HTTP Server, RabbitMQ, Node.js, and other COTS platforms.

• Collaborate with system owners and technical teams for application and middleware patching.

• Diagnose issues in Linux, web server, middleware, COTS applications, virtualization, and container integrations.

• Provide operational support for 24×7 production environments.

• Monitor system and application availability, health, performance, and security.

• Address alerts, incidents, service requests, and support tickets.

• Participate in after-hours maintenance, patching, upgrades, and production support as necessary.

• Adhere to ITIL incident, problem, change, and service request management methodologies.

• Document incidents, troubleshooting processes, resolutions, and corrective measures.

• Work independently to diagnose issues, prioritize risks, manage incidents to resolution, and suggest automation or process enhancements.

• Communicate risks, impacts, statuses, and resolutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

• Over 5 years of experience in Linux administration, DevOps, or platform administration.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration.

• Experience supporting RHEL versions 6/7/8/9 or similar enterprise Linux environments.

• Strong practical experience with Ansible.

• Proficient in developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles.

• Familiarity with the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).

• Experience in implementing or remediating DISA STIG requirements.

• Experience in analyzing and addressing CVEs and security vulnerabilities.

• Knowledge of the CISA KEV Catalog and vulnerability prioritization techniques.

• Understanding of NIST security standards and controls.

• Experience administering and securing Apache HTTP Server.

• Experience supporting JBoss, RabbitMQ, and Node.js.

• Proficient in patching Linux operating systems, middleware, and/or COTS applications.

• Familiarity with virtualization or container technologies.

• Experience supporting production environments, including monitoring, backups, incident response, and ticket resolution.

• Understanding of ITIL service management principles.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and customer service skills.

• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Experience in supporting federal government or other highly regulated IT environments.

• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and security compliance tools.

• Experience with VMware or similar virtualization technologies.

• Experience with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or equivalent container technologies.

• Experience with centralized monitoring and logging platforms.

• Experience in supporting high-availability and mission-critical production environments.

• Participation in formal security incident response and remediation efforts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Paid time off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Commuter benefits.

• Tuition reimbursement.