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The position also includes developing and maintaining dashboards, logging, metrics, alerting, and operational reporting capabilities to ensure a secure, scalable, and resilient platform environment.\n\nYour work will directly support the software, data, and infrastructure technologies that enable NASA flight controllers, engineers, and mission support personnel to monitor, analyze, and operate human spaceflight missions and future exploration systems.\n\nThis is a hybrid position based at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.\n\nKey Duties:\n\nContainerize, package and deploy mission applications (on-premises and cloud) on an OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster, applying best practices for container security, dependency management, resource planning and lifecycle operations.\nDesign, build and refine automated CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI, including pipeline modernization, reproducible artifacts and a multi-tenant runner strategy aligned with GitOps and DevSecOps practices.\nWork alongside senior NASA platform engineers to share day-to-day cluster operations, upgrades and troubleshooting.\nWrite runbooks, architecture and configuration documentation, and infrastructure-as-code so the platform can be operated reliably by more than one person.\nDeploy and operate the MQTT telemetry bridge and its supporting services and provide GPU and model-serving capacity for machine learning engineers.\nContribute designs for modular, scalable, loosely coupled architectures and prototypes for future missions with other NASA organizations.\nProvide OpenShift, Kubernetes and containerization expertise to NASA teams, and follow NASA and JSC standards for software development and IT security.\n\nRequired Skills, Experience, and Education:\n\nDue to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for consideration at this time.\nAbility to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.\n3 or more years of software or systems engineering experience, including 2 or more years of DevOps or platform engineering and 1 or more years operating Red Hat OpenShift or Kubernetes in production.\nHands-on experience deploying, upgrading and troubleshooting OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters and workloads.\nExperience building GitLab CI pipelines and operating GitLab Runners.\nScripting and infrastructure-as-code skills (for example Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, Terraform) and Linux administration.\nWorking knowledge of container security and DevSecOps practices.\nA collaborative style: you document what you build and enjoy working with, and learn from, more senior engineers.\nBachelor's degree in computer science or related field.\n\nDesired Skills, Experience and Education:\n\nRed Hat certifications (EX280/EX288) or CKA/CKAD.\nExperience with GitOps tooling such as Argo CD, bare metal OpenShift builds and GPU workloads on OpenShift.\nExperience with hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure.\nKeycloak or other identity provider experience.\nPrior NASA, federal or other mission-critical systems experience.\n\nBusiness Profile:\n\nCimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more. From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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