{"id":437,"date":"2025-10-16T19:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&p=437"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:23:21","slug":"devsecops-engineer-dod-gitlab-kubernetes","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/devsecops-engineer-dod-gitlab-kubernetes\/","title":{"rendered":"DevSecOps Engineer – DoD GitLab & Kubernetes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Core4ce<\/strong> is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer<\/strong> to join a large Department of Defense (DoD) program. This role requires deep expertise in containerization, cloud, and secure software delivery, with a strong focus on managing and optimizing GitLab implementations<\/strong>. You will combine advanced engineering and architecture skills to streamline development workflows, enforce security policies, and enable continuous delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a full-time, remote<\/strong> position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Core Responsibilities and Secure Delivery Mandate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Engineer will be responsible for maintaining the container orchestration platforms and integrating security controls throughout the deployment lifecycle, ensuring strict adherence to DoD accreditation requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Orchestration and Hardening:<\/strong> Engineer and maintain existing container orchestration platforms (Rancher, OpenShift, Kubernetes<\/strong>), ensuring high availability, scalability, and security compliance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • GitLab Integration:<\/strong> Sustain and optimize Kubernetes clusters, integrating GitLab<\/strong> with key supporting tools: Harbor, ArgoCD, Keycloak, and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (Stackrox)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Security and Compliance:<\/strong> Implement and maintain security procedures, DevSecOps guardrails<\/strong>, and compliance controls aligned with DoD accreditation requirements<\/strong>. Ensure rigorous application of cybersecurity and information assurance principles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Architecture Support:<\/strong> Support system architecture design, implementation, and modernization initiatives in Linux environments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Operations:<\/strong> Manage accounts, network rights, and system resources for optimal performance and troubleshoot infrastructure and interoperability challenges across distributed systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Required Experience and Technical Qualifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Candidates must possess an active Secret Clearance (or the ability to obtain one) and mandatory experience managing GitLab and maintaining hardened Kubernetes clusters, specifically within the DoD context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Required Experience:<\/strong>\n
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      • 3\u20135 years<\/strong> managing GitLab implementations<\/strong>, including CI\/CD pipeline creation, runner management, repository configuration, and security policy enforcement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 3+ years<\/strong> designing, deploying, and maintaining hardened Kubernetes clusters<\/strong> and orchestration platforms (Rancher, OpenShift<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 4+ years<\/strong> administering and hardening Linux Operating Systems<\/strong>, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2+ years<\/strong> with Amazon AWS services<\/strong> (EC2, S3, EBS, Load Balancers, and RDS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Required Clearance\/Certification:<\/strong>\n
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        • Active Secret Clearance<\/strong> or ability to obtain one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Ability to obtain Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)<\/strong> certification within 6 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Tooling Experience:<\/strong>\n
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          • Experience with Kubernetes-related tools: GitLab, Harbor, ArgoCD, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (Stackrox), Keycloak.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Familiarity with operating within DoD networks<\/strong>, access controls, and security\/accreditation requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Preferred Experience (Bonus):<\/strong>\n
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            • Experience with GitLab, CI\/CD, and RKE2<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Experience in Agile DevSecOps environments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Core4ce is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join a large Department of Defense (DoD) program. This role requires deep expertise in containerization, cloud, and secure software delivery, with a strong focus on managing and optimizing GitLab implementations. You will combine advanced engineering and architecture skills to streamline development workflows, enforce security policies, and enable continuous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[1294,1235,45],"jobpost_job_type":[39],"jobpost_location":[],"jobpost_tag":[188,1979,1383,1362,1310,1232,1257,1980,81,1364],"class_list":["post-437","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_category-cloud-engineering","jobpost_category-devops","jobpost_category-software-engineering","jobpost_job_type-remote","jobpost_tag-aws","jobpost_tag-cka","jobpost_tag-devsecops-engineer","jobpost_tag-dod","jobpost_tag-gitlab","jobpost_tag-kubernetes","jobpost_tag-openshift","jobpost_tag-rancher","jobpost_tag-remote","jobpost_tag-secret-clearance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jobpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=437"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=437"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=437"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}