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# DevOps Engineer Senior Staff

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,900.0 - $309,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Nvidia CUDA, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Routing, Systems Development Life Cycle, Role-Based Access Control, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Engineering, Virtual Local Area Networks, YAML, SSL Certificate Management, Data Processing, Scripting, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Fastapi, Gitlab-ci, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Rancher, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usf6839ea5509b38ebb079944db339dca1/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 20 years or more of professional experience. Considered an expert, authority in discipline.
 * Possess all capabilities as defined by the GG Statement of work (SOW) Appendix B for the USG standard SWE labor category level 3.
***You must possess the requisite security clearance and polygraphs to apply to this position***, **Collaboration & Communication**
\- Cross-functional team collaboration
\- Stakeholder communication & requirements gathering
\- Presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences
\- **Domain knowledge**
\- RF data-processing familiarity
\- RF application development familiarity

## Description

The GG DevOps SWE is in an extremely customer facing role leading multi faceted mission critical system development, deployment and evolution. The successful candidate will be focusing on the development, deployment, and administration of complex systems using C++ or Python, Kubernetes, and GPU technologies. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our satellite communication systems, from development to deployment, and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure software meets user requirements. The following are the primary functions of the position:
DevOps Engineering:

 * Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for C++ or Python applications, utilizing Kubernetes/K8 deployment and administration, Helm chart creation, and pod definition.
Kubernetes Administration:

 * Manage and configure Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
Debugging and Defect Correction:

 * Identify, debug, and correct defects in existing software, utilizing effective troubleshooting techniques to resolve issues efficiently.
GPU Configuration and Support:

 * Configure and optimize GPU resources for performance-critical applications, utilizing CUDA or other relevant technologies.
Automated Testing and Deployment:

 * Implement automated testing and deployment scripts, utilizing tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
Collaboration:

 * Work closely with cross-functional teams, including system architects, and project managers, to ensure software meets user requirements and is delivered on schedule.
Documentation:

 * Maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and interfaces to facilitate knowledge sharing and project continuity.
WHO WE ARE:
The program drives bold analysis, visionary design, relentless development, seamless integration, rigorous testing and swift deployment, iron-clad securing, cutting-edge modernization, and steadfast operations-and-maintenance (O&M) through to decisive decommissioning of RF and optical capabilities.
WHY JOIN US:
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We support our employees, so they can support our mission.
#RMSGG2026, **Kubernetes**
\- Cluster design, deployment, and lifecycle management
\- Rancher, RKE2 implementation
\- Control-plane component configuration & troubleshooting
\- Worker-node management, configuration, and lifecycle automation
\- Workload management (scheduling, affinity, resources, scaling)
\- High-availability cluster configuration
\- Cluster monitoring, networking, and storage
\- Storage classes, PVC, PC, integration with external storage systems
\- Security concepts & implementation (RBAC, service accounts, secrets, certificate management, policy engines)
\- Helm familiarity
\- CKA certification - a plus
\- **Kubernetes application development / deployment principles**
\- **CNCF projects & tools**
\- **DevOps principles**
\- GitOps, builds, pipelines
\- **Networking**
\- Switching, routing, VLANs
\- **Advanced Linux (RHEL / Rocky / EL9)**
\- OS configuration & troubleshooting
\- Service management
\- Hardening
\- PXE boot & automated OS deployment
\- **Ansible**
\- Playbook design
\- Role development
\- Collection creation & management
\- **Development & Scripting**
\- Python familiarity
\- Bash scripting experience
\- Go (desired)
\- YAML & JSON manipulation
\- Git workflows
\- **Software testing**


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