Nightwing
Senior Proxmox Cluster Engineer
Annapolis Junction, MD · Senior · Full-time
No sponsorship$122k-$253kDetected 14 days ago
TypeScriptPythonBashNode.jsGitElasticsearchAnsibleLinuxPrometheusGrafanaData AnalysisCybersecuritySOC OperationsProject ManagementForecastingCiscoResearchCollaborationCISSP
About the role
- Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
Responsibilities
- Configure and optimize host networking: bridges, bonding, VLAN trunking, and isolated management networks
- Implement and oversee backup strategies and disaster recovery capabilities
- Conduct regular restore drills to validate recovery procedures
- Create and maintain operational documentation including runbooks, standard operating procedures, topology diagrams, and change logs
- Work alongside Nightwing teams, mission partners, and government personnel to safely integrate new workloads
- Lead platform enhancement efforts and identify opportunities for operational improvements
- Manage hardened Linux baseline configurations and platform services across the environment
- Build automation solutions using Ansible and Git-based workflows to eliminate manual tasks and prevent configuration drift
Requirements
- 6+ years with a Master's degree
- 4+ years with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 14+ years of experience may substitute for a degree
- Proven Linux administration experience in production settings (RHEL, Ubuntu, or equivalent distributions)
- Experience Requirements
- Storage systems: Experience with ZFS, Ceph, or distributed storage, backup/restore methodologies
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Experience with ZFS, Ceph, or distributed storage, backup/restore methodologies
- Hands-on experience with STIG implementations, RMF processes, NIST controls, and vulnerability management in classified environments
Nice to have
- Advanced Proxmox expertise: HA optimization, corosync diagnostics, multi-cluster architectures, version migrations
- DevSecOps/Infrastructure as Code: GitOps methodologies, declarative infrastructure management
- Compliance & security operations: Hands-on experience with STIG implementations, RMF processes, NIST controls, and vulnerability management in classified environments
- Monitoring & observability: Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenSearch, Splunk, or SLO-based operational practices
- Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
- Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
- Produce compliance artifacts aligned with program security and audit requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree
Skills
- Senior Proxmox Cluster Engineer
- About Nightwing
- Our expertise spans cybersecurity, software engineering, enterprise IT, distributed data processing, and intelligence operations.
- Learn more at nightwing.com.
- Position Overview
- Strong candidates will also have depth in Linux system administration and/or DevSecOps engineering practices.
Compensation
- The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise.
Benefits
- Salary & Benefits
- Operate and maintain Proxmox VE clusters, including quorum health, HA configuration, node lifecycle management, and capacity planning
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Security Clearance
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