Cyber Data Analyst Engineer III

RISA

$117K — $128K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance required.
  • Ability to maintain Government polygraph post-hire.
  • Bachelor's degree plus 6 years relevant experience, or equivalent alternatives.
  • IAT Level II certification required, CSSP Infrastructure Support obtainable within 120 days of hire.
  • Advanced Linux skills, with 4+ years in Kubernetes, Salt/Ansible, YAML, Python, Bash, or Ruby.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and maintenance of virtualized and containerized infrastructure.
  • Mature automation practices throughout the server lifecycle.
  • Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure with onboarding for development teams.
  • Administer Ansible and Salt, including documentation and training.
  • Ensure CI/CD processes are efficient and conduct root cause analysis on issues.
  • Engage directly with customers from project planning to ongoing maintenance.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) and Roth retirement plans.
  • Paid Time Off.
  • 11 paid Federal Holidays.
Full Job Description
Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Kubernetes / Ansible)

Cyber Security Engineering Specialist III - Cybersecurity Data Analysis Services

Location: Springfield, VA - on site

Time Type: Full time, Exempt

Clearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)

Additional Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement)

Travel: Less than 10%, local

Salary Range: $117,000 - $128,000

Cleared work, but the job is automation.

RISA is hiring an infrastructure automation engineer to build and run the platform our customer's mission depends on. If you have been doing serious Kubernetes, Ansible, and Linux work and you hold a TS/SCI, this is the rare role that pays you for both. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.

What You Will Do
  • Lead the design, build, and maintenance of virtualized and containerized infrastructure.
  • Mature automation across the server lifecycle - onboarding, patching, sunsetting.
  • Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure and onboard development teams onto it.
  • Administer Ansible and Salt, and write the documentation and training around them.
  • Keep CI/CD performant and current; run root cause analysis on escalated issues.
  • Work directly with customers from planning through maintenance.

What You'll Bring
  • U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.
  • Ability to successfully obtain and maintain a Government polygraph after hire.
  • Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10.
  • IAT Level II, and the ability to obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support within 120 days of hire.
  • Advanced Linux, and 4+ years in one or more of: Kubernetes; Salt or Ansible; YAML, Python, Bash, or Ruby; Git.
  • Willingness to work an on-call rotation including nights and weekends.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.

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