Senior Systems Engineer (Linux/OpenShift)

Overview

Clearance Required:  Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Certification Required: Must have Security+ certification or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent within 90 days of hire

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space. 

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Senior Systems Engineer (Linux/OpenShift) on the UDS contract at NGA.

Responsibilities

• Performs installation, securing, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of OpenShift Cluster.
• Architecting OpenShift as needed to meet application requirements (compute, storage, networking, and operations)
• Performing OpenShift cluster upgrades and security patches as needed
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration
• Experience with container orchestration and administration
• Experience with Kubernetes networking & troubleshooting (DNS, load balancers, service IPs, node ports, etc.)
• Develops computer systems specifications that fit with the government's system architecture standards. Establishes and documents system parameters and formats, ensures hardware and software systems compatibility and coordinates and/or modifies system parameters in terms of existing and projected computer capacity and capabilities.
• Revises existing systems and procedures to correct deficiencies and maintain more effective data handling, conversion, input/output requirements, and storage.
• Responsible for installation and maintenance of storage, networking, and server hardware.
• Ensures availability of development systems to end users through continuous system monitoring and issue remediation.
• Applies required security updates and implementations mandated by DoD cyber security regulations.
• Oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Certification Required: Must have Security+ certification or DoD 8570 Level II equivalent within 90 days of hire

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of years of experience and education
• 10+ years of experience

• 5 years of experience deploying OpenShift in an on-premise environment

• 5+ year or more experienceRequires RHEL – Linux administration experience
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD Platform

• Experience with DevSecOps implementations on OpenShift

• RHEL, Windows, and/or Storage administration

• Experience working with trouble reporting and tracking systems such as Service+

• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

What is ideal?

• Preference to administrators experienced in Netapp storage management

• Preference to administrators experienced with Cisco switch and networking management

• Preference to administrators experienced with ESXI VM management

• Preference to administrators experienced with RHEL certification

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.