Systems Engineer IV

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Experience implementing multi-tenant Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Kubernetes to support deployment of tenant Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant applications
• Experience integrating container registry systems (e.g. Harbor, ECR, ACR, Sonotype) with container push/pull systems (e.g. Carvel Tools, Podman, Docker), container security (e.g. Trivy) and Kubernetes management (e.g. vCF Kubernetes, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, OpenShift)
• Understanding of the technical constraints of DoD and tactical environments
• Both written and verbal communications skills are required
• Must be able to work well in a team environment
• Must be a self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision
• Must have a CompTIA Security + CE certification or be willing to obtain within 6 months of starting

• Broadcom vCloud FOundation (vCF) vSphere, NSX, and vCF Kubernetes
• Podman to vCF integration experience
• HELM and Terraform experience
• Degree: BSCS, BSCE, BSEE, or BS IT

• Leading the Implementation of the Kubernetes Infrastructure for TacMobile
• Establishing the configuration, governance and processes for TacMobile's Kubernetes infrastructure
• Developing and refining reusable processes for setting up and deploying the infrastructure and for end-2-end deployment of tenants
• Defining and refining the DEVSECOPS process for secure container hosting infrastructure and for managing the integration and deployment of containerized tenants
• Defining and refining the Infrastructure as Code (IaC)/Configuration as Code (CaC) for establishing and maintaining the container-supporting infrastructure
• Advancing the tooling and processes to better automate complex containers (e.g. move from individual "Kubectl -f apply" commands in a CLI to variable handling deployments like HELM)
• Addressing and resolving Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements
• Ensuring infrastructure enables containers leveraging both CPU and GPU operations
• Ensuring infrastructure enables containers leveraging of HBA attached storage
• Developing guidance for to-be tenant applications so they can build to run on TacMobile
• Providing guidance on refactoring best practices

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