Systems Adminstrator

Role overview Help build and improve an enterprise DataOps platform for data-intensive services. The work centers on shared platform capabilities, cloud-based data processing, and tools that help development teams adopt consistent workflows and meet federal application security requirements.

Responsibilities - Develop and continuously improve platform services, shared tools, and libraries. - Evaluate technologies and practices for data processing and platform operations. - Help software teams adopt the platform and its common capabilities. - Create automated solutions and compliance pipelines for application security standards. - Contribute to agile delivery and ongoing team improvement.

Requirements - Strong coding ability in at least one language, such as Python or C++. - Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads. - Familiarity with a major cloud environment, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure. - Experience with event or messaging systems such as Kafka or Pub/Sub, and workflow orchestration such as Airflow. - Background with data processing applications and modern cloud data infrastructure. - Linux command-line skills and a STEM degree or equivalent systems engineering experience.

Nice to have Experience with Docker, GitOps tools, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and artifact management, observability and logging, secrets management, data transfer tools, or streaming and messaging technologies. Agile experience and knowledge of sound software and architecture practices are also useful.

Benefits and work setup The role is full time, with onsite and/or remote work in the Bethesda, Maryland area. The stated target salary range is $115,000–$150,000, depending on experience and location. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, an employer-supported retirement plan, paid holidays and vacation, flexible scheduling, and tuition reimbursement.