Elluminates Software ยท 1 week ago
Application Vulnerability Assessment Program (AVAP) Engineer / System Administrator
Northwest Rectangle, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expElluminates Software provides innovation for Federal customers, including AI-driven SaaS and advanced Infrastructure Automation. The Application Vulnerability Assessment Program (AVAP) Engineer/System Administrator is responsible for operating and securing application security platforms, managing Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and ensuring compliance with federal standards.
Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Erik Levy
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure in Azure such as Azure Key Vault, Azure SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), etc
Operate and administer Kubernetes clusters (AKS) including node pools, networking, persistent volumes, ingress controllers, secrets management, access control, namespaces, etc
Manage system administration for both Windows and Linux environments
Manage container image lifecycle and updates by pull hardened images (i.e., Iron Bank), scan for vulnerabilities, enforce least-privilege configurations, and publish to ACR
Perform regular server administration tasks including patching, user provisioning, system monitoring, and backup/restoration
Automate deployments of infrastructure and applications using Azure DevOps or equivalent CI/CD pipelines with ARM/Bicep/Terraform and Helm
Implement and enforce security/compliance controls aligned to NIST SP 800-53 and Zero Trust (i.e., key vault integration, secret management, TLS cert rotation)
Develop and maintain operational runbooks, playbooks, SOPs, and system/network architecture diagrams to ensure repeatability and continuous system documentation
Troubleshoot platform and pipeline issues across application, network, and infrastructure layers to minimize downtime for AVAP customers
Contribute to monitoring and metrics collection (availability, scan throughput, failure rates, license utilization) to support program-level reporting
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated expertise with Azure (preferred) and familiarity with AWS and GCP cloud services
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration (AKS), Helm, and containerization (Docker)
Experience with system administration for both Windows and Linux environments
Experience with system administration pertaining to SQL servers/databases, backup/restore, patching, etc
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM/Bicep, Terraform, Helm) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps)
Demonstrated experience with Terraform, Bicep, and/or ARM for infrastructure automation and immutability
Strong troubleshooting skills across networking, compute, and application layers
Familiarity with application security tools is a plus (OpenText Fortify Software Security Center, License and Infrastructure Management, OWASP Dependency Track, etc.)
Understanding of single sign-on implementations using SAML/OIDC (management of users/groups in Okta) as well as SCIM for automatic user provisioning
Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
Ability to work within government compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST, FISMA, Zero Trust)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
3+ years of hands-on experience in system administration and DevOps engineering supporting containerized platforms/Kubernetes
Company
Elluminates Software
Providing the best technology and techniques for infrastructure engineering.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Erik Levy
Founder/CEO
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