Lead DevOps Engineer supporting a large-scale (200+ FTE) technical development program focused on modern
Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines while supporting mission-critical applications in a 24/7 environment. Includes an
on-call rotation (1 week every ~2 months).Required Qualifications- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience
- Expert-level Linux administration
- Strong DevOps expertise with Jenkins, GitHub, Rundeck
- Extensive experience with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices
- Experience with JUnit or similar testing frameworks
- Agile development experience
- Strong AWS experience, including:
- CloudFormation
- EC2
- S3
- RDS
- VPC
- Containerization expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Nexus repository administration
- Version control and issue tracking tools (Git, JIRA, Confluence)
- Knowledge of container registries and container security best practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with the Elastic Stack
- Experience in the customer's cloud environments
- Additional Nexus administration and maintenance experience
Key Responsibilities- Lead DevOps engineering efforts across the full SDLC
- Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and automation
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines
- Support containerized applications in production
- Participate in architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operations
- Provide on-call support to ensure 24/7 mission availability
RCT Systems offers:- Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
- Immediate 401k vesting
- Generous PTO and flexible schedules
- $500.00 annual technology allowance
