System Engineer Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure, Operations and System Administrator
Job in
Laurel, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 20724, USA
Listing for:
Akina, Inc.
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, IT Support, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 175000 - 245000 USD Yearly
USD
175000.00
245000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: System Engineer -3 (Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure, Operations and System Administrator)
Location: LaurelTS/SCI - Polygraph required
01-01-006-SE
Description
Stakeholder collaboration, development & product teams to understand operational project requirements and feature specifications.Image TemplatingCreate and maintain CI/CD PipelinesPerform regular system scanning, patching to maintain Enterprise system security compliance and maintain updates in IC reporting tools.Facilitate deployment upgrades across Operational, Staging and Development environments.Mitigation of Operational Issues affecting end users.Maintain & update monitoring tools, service and health checks.Determine the Team's support coverage across applicable supported hours and prioritize monitoring tasks.Manage the POC support lists and OSOPs.Establish and maintain test environments that mimic operational configurations and end to end scenarios.Assist with analysis of test coverage to determine gaps and improvements.Assist with automation of manual test cases and procedures.System regression, security, performance, customer focused and integration testing.Assist with defect identification and reporting with reproducible steps.Schedule and communicate system outages with the team and external customers/partners.Collaborate and discuss outage plans with the Ops Officers.Lead & collaborate with stakeholders for internal and external product documentation (i.e. User Agreements, Customer/Partner User Guides, SOPs, Admin Guide, etc.).Research and study trends with related technologies, tools, etc. and provide recommendations for streamlining processes.Provide metrics and reporting on service requests.Conduct performance benchmarking.Monitor customer support desk tickets, troubleshoot, resolve from simple to complex.Perform customer on-boarding (provision new project resources).Position Specific Requirements
Skilled in Linux (RHEL) Administration including storage & interface management, hardening and patching.Skilled in Ansible or similar automation technologies for configuration management, maintenance and deployment of operating systems & applications.Virtualization/VMware (AWS, AZURE or similar).Bash Scripting.Kubernetes (K8s)/Containerization.Skilled in System Scanning, Patching & Monitoring.Familiar with Git Lab or similar.Familiar with Jira or similar.Strong communication skills, self-starter who can work independently or with team to debug & resolve issues.Desired Skills
CKA Certification or SimilarGit OpsCI-CDUnit-TestingPythonIngress/EgressNetworkingWriting & maintaining test cases, test procedures, test plans and test reportsTest automation and test automation tools and frameworksAnsible or similar automation technologies for configuration management, maintenance and deployment of operating systems and applications.Contract LCAT Qualifications
System Engineer - Level 3 (SE3)- Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
System Engineer - Level 2(SE2)- Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
CWIP Level I required at start;
Level II required within 6 months.
Salary Range
$175k-$245k (Annually)*
* The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Company Information
Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer…
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