[Hiring] Platform DevOps Administrator @Koniag Government Services, LLC

Role Description

This position may be filled prior to the posted deadline. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Koniag Data Solutions, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Platform DevOps Administrator to support KDS and our government customer. The position is remote. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.

The successful candidate is a security-focused Platform DevOps Administrator who automates rather than repeatedly performs manual administration. A key measure of success in this position is the ability to transform recurring security and operational activities into controlled, repeatable Ansible automation—particularly for patching, STIG compliance, security baselines, CVE/KEV remediation, and platform stability—while maintaining the availability of 24×7 production systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Linux administration, DevOps, platform administration.
• Strong hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience supporting RHEL 6/7/8/9 or comparable enterprise Linux environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible.
• Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles.
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Experience implementing or remediating DISA STIG requirements.
• Experience analyzing and remediating CVEs and security vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of the CISA KEV Catalog and vulnerability prioritization.
• Knowledge of NIST security standards and controls.
• Experience administering and securing Apache HTTP Server.
• Experience supporting middleware or application platforms such as JBoss, RabbitMQ, and Node.js.
• Experience patching Linux operating systems, middleware, and/or COTS applications.
• Understanding of virtualization or container technologies.
• Experience supporting production environments, including monitoring, backups, incident response, and ticket resolution.
• Understanding of ITIL service management principles.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and customer-service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience supporting federal government or other highly regulated IT environments.
• Experience implementing automated STIG compliance and security baselines using Ansible.
• Experience automating CVE/KEV remediation.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and security compliance tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise COTS applications.
• Experience with VMware or comparable virtualization technologies.
• Experience with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or comparable container technologies.
• Experience with centralized monitoring and logging platforms.
• Experience supporting high-availability and mission-critical production environments.
• Experience participating in formal security incident response and remediation activities.

Requirements

• Maintain secure and compliant Linux, middleware, web server, and COTS platform environments.
• Implement, maintain, and remediate systems against applicable DISA STIG security baselines.
• Review vulnerability scan results and identify required remediation activities.
• Analyze and remediate Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).
• Coordinate patching and vulnerability remediation based on severity, exploitability, operational impact, and required remediation timelines.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions for recurring security and operational issues.
• Support compliance with applicable NIST standards and security controls.
• Develop, maintain, test, and execute Ansible playbooks and roles for system administration, patching, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Automate Linux operating system patching and security updates.
• Maintain version-controlled automation artifacts and technical documentation.
• Provide operational support for 24×7 production environments.
• Monitor system and application availability, health, performance, and security.
• Independently troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Document incidents, troubleshooting activities, resolutions, and corrective actions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Commuter benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.