Work location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Work arrangement: On-site
Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph
Applicants must currently hold an active TS/SCI with polygraph. Ctrl+ does not sponsor new security clearances or clearance upgrades. Applicants who do not meet this requirement cannot be considered.
Location & In-Person Requirement
All positions require in-person work. Applicants must live within commuting distance of the listed work location to be considered. Some roles may allow limited telework, but regular on-site attendance is required. These are not fully remote positions.
Your next challenge
Keep a secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes platform running smoothly for the mission applications that depend on it.
The mission
Administer, maintain and support the Platform-as-a-Service layer of a high-performance compute environment built on highly available Kubernetes clusters.
What you'll do
• Administer and monitor Kubernetes clusters
• Troubleshoot workloads: ingress, performance, networking and storage
• Write, deploy and maintain Helm charts
• Automate with Ansible and Bash/Python
• Integrate, install, configure and upgrade COTS/GOTS software
• Document the software stack
• Provide call-in support
What you'll bring
• 6 years of experience integrating and supporting COTS/GOTS software with a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field (5 additional years of CS work may substitute for the degree)
• Security+ certification
• Linux CLI and tools
• Bash/Python scripting
• Docker or Podman
• Kubernetes administration and Helm
• Ansible and infrastructure as code
• Prometheus and Grafana
• Git
Preferred qualifications
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Jira and Confluence
• Agile DevOps environment
• Python application development (REST, microservices)
Compensation and flexibility
$101.93-$112.55 per hour in approximate pay; employer 401(k) contribution is additional.
Compensation: The listed range reflects approximate hourly pay across our compensation models and excludes Ctrl+'s employer 401(k) contribution. Your hourly pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and the compensation model you select. The lower end reflects a no-bonus option with five weeks of PTO; the upper end reflects the Max Rate option without bonus or PTO.
Choose from three compensation models: Max Rate, With Bonus, or With Bonus and PTO. Offers include a projected five-year compensation comparison and a package comparison sheet. PTO and bonuses depend on the selected model and role eligibility.
Let's connect
If this work sounds like your next chapter and you meet the clearance and local commuting requirements, we'd love to hear from you. Apply with a resume that highlights your relevant experience.
