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# Mid-Level DevOps Systems Engineer [$314k/yr+] TS/SCI-FS Poly

- **Company:** SYSTOLIC, INC.
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $314,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Elasticsearch, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, Redis, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Grafana, Gitlab, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Bare Metal, Kibana, Terraform, Server Operating Systems & Platforms
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9099891/mid-level-devops-systems-engineer-314kyr-tssci-fs-poly

## About the Role

* Degree: Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
 * Years of experience: 12+ years
 * Total Compensation: $314k+ yearly

## Description

* Lead a DevOps and system administration team managing Linux, bare-metal, and AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes deployments, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
 * Automate infrastructure and workflows using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and Python while maintaining system observability with Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus.
 * Direct system security compliance, server platforms, and database administration across complex environments., * Lead, mentor, and direct the daily tasks of a system administration team.
 * Collaborate with software engineering teams to provide guidance and oversight for overall system design, architecture, and setup.
 * Maintain system platforms, production systems, and server health across EC2 and bare-metal environments.
 * Oversee system maintenance, security posture, and SSP accreditations.
 * Manage automation, monitoring, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery strategies across all environments.
 * Maintain deployment automation processes and CI/CD pipelines in GitLab using Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Bash, and Python.
 * Maintain base Linux kickstart images (RHEL9) and support database administration for tools such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Redis.


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