Cleared DevOps Engineer at Bestgate Engineering

Compensation

$180,000 – $230,000/yr

Location: Hanover, Maryland
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Aug 28, 2026

Description

Bestgate Engineering is hiring a DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes to support complex enterprise systems and infrastructure. The role combines Linux systems administration, networking, cloud, containerization, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps to deploy, integrate, maintain, and troubleshoot critical systems. It requires extensive deployment and infrastructure experience, recent Kubernetes and containerization work, network and scripting expertise, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code experience, and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. The salary range is $180,000-$230,000, with medical premiums paid in full.

Required Skills

Linux administration
Kubernetes
Network design
Docker
Python scripting
CI/CD
Terraform
Cisco networking

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or four years of additional technical experience in lieu of the degree
Required Previous Experiences: 12+ years of software and system deployment, Linux administration, containerization, cloud deployment, and DevSecOps experience
Recent hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cluster orchestration, and containerization
Network design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrades
LAN/CAN/WAN administration
Arista and Cisco network device administration
Front-end and back-end network configuration
Docker and Kubernetes software deployment
Kubernetes cluster management
Python and Bash scripting
CI/CD pipeline development
Infrastructure as Code with Ansible or Terraform
Preferred Qualifications: RHEL/CentOS experience
Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
Hybrid cloud and virtualized environments
System integration, configuration, testing, and deployment
Mission-critical networked systems
Automated infrastructure deployment and configuration management