Sr. Cloud Engineer at Oteemo in College Park, MD

Company Description

Oteemo is an industry-leading technology consulting firm at the forefront of AI-driven, cloud native, enterprise DevSecOps transformation. We build intelligent, automated, secure systems for organizations tackling their toughest technical and business challenges and we're pushing the boundaries of what AI, generative AI, and agentic systems can do in production, not just in theory. Join us and you'll work alongside recognized experts on cutting-edge projects that blend cloud native architecture, extreme automation, and AI/ML at the core. We foster a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative culture built on continuous learning, where your ideas shape real outcomes for our clients. If you're passionate about building what's next in AI and cloud technology and want to do it with a team that sets the standard rather than follows it, Oteemo is where you belong.

Job Description

We are seeking a Cloud Administrator and DevSecOps Engineer to join our team of hands-on engineering consultants, supporting customer development, test, and production environments. This role primarily provides DevSecOps and system administration expertise, leadership, guidance, and hands-on tasking and support for large system-of-systems software deployments and infrastructure in Microsoft Azure. You'll work across system administration, networking, CI/CD pipeline administration, security tooling, and Kubernetes cluster operations to keep customer environments running reliably and securely.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform system administration and networking across Microsoft Azure environments.
• Administer CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, including pipeline and security tooling.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and scanning across infrastructure.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters, including AKS and on-prem K8s.
• Build and maintain testing infrastructure, including machine and container images.
• Perform upgrades and ongoing maintenance of system infrastructure and tooling.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a systems administrator in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and Linux.
• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, EKS, RKE2, K3D, OpenShift, etc.), with AKS preferred.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and Linux administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef; Terraform preferred).
• Experience with Bash and Python scripting for automation.
• Hands-on experience automating development and infrastructure tasking.
• Hands-on experience implementing and integrating security tooling into the operational stack.
• Must have one of the following:
  • Security+ CE
  • CySA+
  • GSEC
  • CCNA Security

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Experience building and deploying container images with Docker, Podman, or Helm.
• Hands-on experience with service catalog self-service automation.
• Experience using AI for automation.
• Proof of completed training or coursework in one of the following: Linux+, Red Hat, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Proof of completed training in Microsoft Azure covering both AZ-104 and AZ-305.

Required Within First Month of Hire To retain employment, candidates must provide proof of completing:

• Training or coursework in one of the following: Linux+, Red Hat, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Training in Microsoft Azure covering both AZ-104 and AZ-305.

Additional Information

We Value:

• Drive: Passion and energy to implement quality technical solutions. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity
• Commitment to Quality: Passion to conceive and produce world-class solutions that drive real-world value for the customer
• Customer Focus: Consultative approach to solving problems for customers. Expectations management.
• Communication: Superior communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate problems, solutions, risks, rewards etc. (written and verbal)
• Technical Skills: Love for technology. You have to be inherently passionate about technology.
• Business Acumen: Technology ultimately is used to enable the business. We look for people who understand how the businesses can be enabled through their technical solutions

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