Job Description
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The Enterprise Assurance Strategic Capabilities Unit delivers critical assurance disciplines that protect and enable people, data and missions. We provide a comprehensive approach to managing risk across the enterprise for current and future information environments where the business and missions execute. We apply the use of innovative tools and robust processes to ensure mission and business success.

What You'll Do:

Responsible for the design, engineering, deployment, and maintenance of high-availability and secure Linux and Kubernetes Enterprise Information Technology systems and Infrastructure Services to meet programmatic and customer requirements.
Expected to engineer, implement, and maintain automation technologies and infrastructure as Code (IaC) services to support hardware, virtual, container based, and commercial cloud hosted environments.
Work includes technical planning (cost, capacity, logistics), architecture, design, implementation, configuration management, maintenance, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and monitoring of services and solutions.
Participate within an integrated development team and processes including software development methodologies and DevOps practices.
Create Infrastructure as Code (IaC) processes and solutions using automation technologies to deploy, secure, and maintain virtual and physical Linux and Kubernetes hosts and systems.
Execute troubleshooting skills to address stability objectives both reactively and proactively.
Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Bachelor's degree plus 4 or more years related experience.
Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
Eligible to obtain TS/SCI Security and CI polygraph and able to obtain Certification meeting DoD 8570 compliance.
Expertise in the following:
- Experience in Ansible Automation and Ansible Automation Platform including playbooks, roles, and workflows.
- Experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployment, configuration management, software management and installations, and security compliance including DISA STIG.
- Administration of OpenShift Container Platform: Experience with OpenShift deployments and management including bare metal, virtual, connected, and disconnected environments.
- Knowledge of DOD Information Assurance practices and System Accreditation processes.
Excellent professional documentation skills, organization skills, and the ability to interact with team members cross-functionally.
Excellent communication skills.

A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)/Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) preferred.
Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator or Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Administrator preferred.
Experience with OpenShift Advanced Cluster manager, Operator Lifecycle Manager, OpenShift Data Foundation, OpenShift Update Service, OpenShift GitOps, and Security and Compliance features including Advanced Container Security and Compliance Operator.
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Infrastructure including Red Hat Identity Management and Red Hat Satellite.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $92290.000 - $156860.000

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for the U.S. Intelligence, Department of Defense and scientific communities. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.