• Type: Contract
  • Job #3361

DevOps Engineer with OpenShift
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government.  Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission.  Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems.  If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

What you get to do:

  • Ensure the uptime of our multi-tenant infrastructure 
  • Work closely with the engineering teams to improve our platforms and eliminate complexity from architecture and processes 
  • Configure and use state-of-the-art monitoring tools to gather insights and then act upon the results 
  • Conduct incident response and in-depth root cause analysis. 
  • This position is hands-on, requiring the ability to provide first level system and network support and problem resolution identification. 
  • The candidate would be responsible for the monitoring the daily software and network operations in a distributed environment. 
  • Also responsible for monitoring, working with users on fault isolation and resolution, as well as system analysis and reporting. 
  • This position requires an Active Secret Clearance, and a willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with a Polygraph, this position can be filled on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Active Secret Clearance, and a willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • 5 years with a bachelor’s degree in an IT field; 9 years in lieu of a degree
  • Experience with Windows and Linux Server Operating Systems
  • Experience with VMWare & OpenStack Virtual Environments
  • Experience with Infrastructure Support

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • 3+ years of experience with virtualization technologies (e.g. Citrix XenServer RedHat Enterprise Virtualization, and/or VMWare, OpenStack) 
  • Experience in multi-tier storage environments in cloud environments (ceph, vsan) 
  • Experience with front-end processing and network gateway appliances and /or software 
  • Networking experience (e.g. firewalls, switches, etc.) 
  • Hands-on experience with virtual machine environment management tools (IaC) 
  • Knowledge and understanding of KVM Virtualization technologies 
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills 
  • Previous experience with Intelligence or DoD programs, either within the military or as a civilian contractor 
  • Ability effectively communicates both with customers and technical staff.
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