SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus 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.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. Applicants that do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented engineer to support our programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning software. This is a unique opportunity to join a business delivering core capabilities for National defense. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence.

We are seeking a Red Hat OpenShift Engineer to design, deploy, secure, and maintain containerized platforms supporting mission-critical applications. This role focuses on OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) operations, Kubernetes administration, automation, and secure DevSecOps enablement in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and maintain Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x environments
• Administer and support Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, scaling, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for repeatable and reliable platform deployments
• Develop, maintain, and execute Ansible playbooks for system and platform automation
• Support CI/CD pipelines enabling DevSecOps workflows (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Integrate container platforms with underlying compute, storage, and networking infrastructure
• Apply and maintain security hardening in accordance with DoD and DISA requirements
• Support compliance activities, including DISA STIGs, SCAP scans, and remediation
• Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity; troubleshoot and resolve issues across the stack
• Collaborate with application teams to onboard, deploy, and optimize containerized workloads
• Document architectures, configurations, procedures, and operational runbooks
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and cross-functional technical reviews
• Perform other duties as assigned