DevOps Engineer – TS/SCI

Xcelerate Solutions

. Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining full-stack containerized microservices architectures, with a strong focus on Kubernetes, CI/CD processes, and security compliance. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and contribute to scalable infrastructure solutions in hybrid environments.

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KubernetesCI/CD DevelopmentDevOps CultureTop Secret/SCI Security ClearanceDoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II Certification

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Hard Skills

Microservices ArchitectureBig-Data Pipeline DeploymentSystems AdministrationContainer OrchestrationHelm Chart DesignLinux OS KnowledgeTroubleshooting Ingress/Gateway APIElasticsearchPythonJava

Soft Skills

CollaborationCross-Functional PlanningTask Execution

Tools & Technologies

GitLabArgoCDKibanaLogstashSALTPowerShellBashKafkaECKFAPolicyd

Certifications & Qualifications

Top Secret/SCI Security ClearanceDoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II CertificationCCNA SecurityCySA+Security+ CESSCPCISSPCISSP Associate

Industry Keywords

Agile ProcessesProduction SystemsMulti-Tenant GPU SharingHybrid DeploymentsCompliance Solutions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ElasticSearchGroovyJavaKafkaKubernetesLinuxLogstashMicroservicesPythonSaltStackTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture
Perform technical systems administration, installation, and configuration
Foster a DevOps culture and collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams
Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline using Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka
Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes, including AI-integrated failure analysis, security, and compliance solutions
Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtualized environments
Configure Kubernetes continuous deployments using Helm, YAML, and ArgoCD
Collaborate with System Engineers on solutions for new features and requirements
Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models with systems engineering and architecture teams
Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and other meetings
Develop PaaS solutions for hybrid deployments and secure multi-tenant GPU sharing in Kubernetes environments

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience with 8+ years in software development, systems engineering, or related field
6+ years of experience with a Master’s degree
Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance, with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
At least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, such as CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP, or CISSP Associate
Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy
Experience with containers and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes
Troubleshooting experience with Ingress/Gateway API, multi-tenant GPU sharing, Helm chart design/build, pod disruption budgets, and affinity/anti-affinity rules
Familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, and ECK (Elasticsearch)
GitLab pipeline development experience, including CI/CD components, Code Quality reports, and Code Coverage/Test reports
Knowledge of Linux OS and sysctls for Kubernetes environments
FAPolicyd and SELinux experience
Comfortable with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution
Preferred: experience with systems at scale, Agile processes and techniques, Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, production/enterprise systems, Kafka or other message-passing systems, Kubernetes monitoring, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT deployment automation, Helm/Helmfile, and Nexus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Growth and development opportunities
Reasonable accommodations for applicants or employees with disabilities
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action commitment