Framework Operations Engineer

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace Company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security. For over forty-five years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions. 

• →Maintain and administer the Framework infrastructure supporting development, integration, testing, and operational activities.
• →Deploy, configure, and sustain platform services, containerized applications, development tooling, and supporting infrastructure.
• →Support DevSecOps processes including CI/CD pipelines, artifact management, automated testing, and infrastructure automation.
• →Monitor system health, performance, availability, and capacity across framework environments.
• →Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure, platform, and application issues.
• →Support software release activities, environment readiness reviews, and operational deployments.
• →Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve system reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• →Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions and automated operational workflows.
• →Support cybersecurity compliance activities including vulnerability remediation, patching, hardening, auditing, and continuous monitoring.
• →Maintain development, integration, and test environments to support program execution and test events.
• →Develop and maintain system documentation, operational procedures, architecture diagrams, and troubleshooting guides.
• →Participate in on-call support, anomaly resolution, and operational recovery activities as required.
• →Coordinate with site operations, test teams, and mission assurance personnel to ensure framework availability and operational readiness.
• →Collaborate with the customer and other contractors within the Enterprise as required to facilitate full system integration.  
• →Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation to reduce operational burden and increase system reliability.
• →Support accreditation, certification, and security assessment activities as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Linux-based systems, platform operations, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or cloud-native environments.
• Experience administering Linux servers in enterprise or mission environments.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with scripting or automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.
• Experience troubleshooting distributed systems and infrastructure components.
• Understanding of networking concepts including DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, and PKI.
• Experience working with version control systems such as Git.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred 

• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience supporting Space Force, Air Force, missile warning, missile defense, or other DoD mission systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms.
• Experience with cybersecurity tools, vulnerability management, and RMF processes.
• Experience with cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Experience supporting classified development or operational environments.
• Experience with software integration, verification, or system test activities.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.