**Description** ARA is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in OpenShift and you need to have a solid understanding of DevOps principles, container orchestration, and cloud-native application development. The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployment and scalability of applications within OpenShift environments. **Senior DevOps Engineer Key Responsibilities:** + **OpenShift Management** : Design, deploy, and manage OpenShift clusters to support containerized applications + **CI/CD Pipeline Development** : Build and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes + **Automation** : Develop and implement automation scripts to optimize infrastructure deployment, scaling, and maintenance using tools like Ansible, Jenkins, or GitLab CI + **Monitoring & Troubleshooting** : Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to ensure high availability and performance of OpenShift environments. Troubleshoot production issues and resolve them efficiently + **Collaboration** : Work closely with developers, QA, and operations teams to integrate DevOps solutions into the development lifecycle + **Cloud Integration** : Manage hybrid and multi-cloud deployments, ensuring seamless integration between OpenShift and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP + **Security** **& Compliance** : Implement security best practices for containers and Kubernetes, ensure compliance with industry standards, and conduct regular security audits + **Performance Optimization** : Tune application performance, load balancing, and scaling strategies within OpenShift clusters + **Documentation** : Maintain thorough documentation of infrastructure, systems, and processes **Offer is contingent upon contract award.** **Senior DevOps Engineer Position Requirements:** + **Must be a US citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance** + Bachelors degree in a related field along with 8-10 years of relevant work experience **OR** 16-18 years of years of experience in lieu of a degree + **Experience with OpenShift:** 3+ years of hands-on experience managing and administering OpenShift clusters + **Kubernetes Expertise:** Strong knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, deployments, and associated tools + **Containerization:** Proficiency in Docker, container orchestration, and microservices architecture + **Automation Tools:** Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or similar IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools + **CI/CD Pipelines:** Experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, Minikube, or similar tools + **Scripting and Programming:** Proficient in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Java, Terraform or Groovy + **Cloud Platforms:** Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure and their integration with OpenShift + **Monitoring & Logging:** Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools like ELK stack or Splunk + **Version Control:** Proficiency in Git and experience with version control practices in a team environment + **Security:** Knowledge of container security best practices, including vulnerability scanning and network policies **Senior DevOps Engineer Preferred Qualifications:** + An active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance + OpenShift Certified Administrator (OCA) or Kubernetes certification + Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud architectures + Understanding of networking in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments + Familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to incident resolution + Experience in implementing DoD STIG’s and RMF Assessment Knowledge **Who is ARA?** Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,300 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company. To find out more about what the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/ **Qualifications** **Education** **Preferred** + Bachelors or better **Experience** **Required** + 8-10 years: Relevant Work Experience Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.