Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Kubernetes/Ansible)

Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Kubernetes / Ansible)

Cyber Security Engineering Specialist III - Cybersecurity Data Analysis Services

Location: St. Louis, MO - on site

Time Type: Full time, Exempt

Clearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)

Additional Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement)

Travel: Less than 10%, local

Salary Range: $101,000 – $111,000

Cleared work, but the job is automation.

RISA is hiring an infrastructure automation engineer to build and run the platform our customer's mission depends on. If you have been doing serious Kubernetes, Ansible, and Linux work and you hold a TS/SCI, this is the rare role that pays you for both. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, build, and maintenance of virtualized and containerized infrastructure.


• Mature automation across the server lifecycle - onboarding, patching, sunsetting.


• Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure and onboard development teams onto it.


• Administer Ansible and Salt, and write the documentation and training around them.


• Keep CI/CD performant and current; run root cause analysis on escalated issues.


• Work directly with customers from planning through maintenance.

What You'll Bring

• S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.


• Ability to successfully obtain and maintain a Government polygraph after hire.


• Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10.


• IAT Level II, and the ability to obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support within 120 days of hire.


• Advanced Linux, and 4+ years in one or more of: Kubernetes; Salt or Ansible; YAML, Python, Bash, or Ruby; Git.


• Willingness to work an on-call rotation including nights and weekends.

About RISA

Rolston Information Systems Assurance (RISA) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported federal defense and intelligence cybersecurity missions for more than seventeen years. We are small on purpose: direct access to leadership, a real say in how the work gets done, and none of the layers that slow large primes down.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.

RISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.