Erias Ventures

Enterprise - Senior Application Engineer - Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible

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Job Description

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Description

We are seeking an Application Engineer to work across multiple hosting platforms supporting Linux VMs. This position allows you to learn about the product as well as dive deep into area of VM Management/DevOps.

  • Server Certificate life cycle, monitoring VM health status, update software on VMs (manually and through YUM repos), making sure VMs satisfy latest security requirements •Monitoring and managing production Linux VMs - stand-alone VMs and those integrated in a Kubernetes cluster – across multiple hosting platforms
  • Maintain Ansible playbooks to push out changes to VMs and monitor the Kubernetes clusters through Rancher or Kubernetes commands to ensure the clusters nodes and pods are healthy and running smooth. Administer, secure, and maintain Linux virtual machines (RHEL 8/9) across multiple cloud platforms (OpenStack, VMware, AWS)
  • Troubleshoot production Linux VMs and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring node and pod health through Rancher or Kubernetes
  • Support Apache NiFi deployments—performing configuration updates, monitoring dataflows, and resolving connectivity or resource-related issues
  • Manage the full certificate lifecycle (server and PKI), ensuring systems meet current security and compliance standards (STIG/SSP)
  • Perform software updates, patching, and system hardening through YUM and enterprise repositories
  • Work directly with development teams and end users to deliver operational support ranging from basic configuration changes to complex cluster builds
  • Analyze logs, troubleshoot performance issues, and identify root causes of VM, container, or application-level problems

This position may allow for partial telework.

Clearance

A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Experience

Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED. Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree. Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree. Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree. Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.

Required skills

  • Troubleshooting experience (VM & application logs & tracking down sources/causes of VM or application issues)
  • Strong Linux skills (RHEL 8/9)
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher for containerized workloads
  • Familiarity with Apache NiFi or similar data integration tools
  • Working knowledge of Ansible for automation and configuration management
  • Hands-on experience managing VMs in OpenStack, VMware, or AWS
  • Ability to troubleshoot SSH, performance, and network-related issues in Linux environments
  • Experience applying security hardening (STIG, STE/STN) and maintaining compliance documentation (SSP)
  • Experience with network flow monitoring tools
  • Active Security + Certification
  • Monitoring and managing production Linux VMs

Desired skills:

  • RedHat certification
  • Knowledge of Python
  • MongoDB, Kubernetes (Docker)
  • Familiar with Riverbed Technology

Benefits

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $237,000 - $262,000.

Wealth Benefits:

  • Above Market Hourly Pay
  • 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
  • Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
  • Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits:

  • Company subsidized Medical Coverage
  • 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
  • 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Group Life Insurance
  • Monthly Wellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits:

  • Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
  • Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
  • Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
  • Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
  • Onboarding and Annual Swag
  • Company Paid Professional Development and Training

At Erias Ventures, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit, without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Referrals & Inquiries

Do you know a cleared professional seeking to advance their career? Interested in earning some extra cash? If so, refer them to us with their name and contact details, and you could be eligible for a referral bonus of up to $10,000 for each successful hire.

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Please send referrals and inquiries to:

jobs@eriasventures.com

To learn more about our company visit our webpage or LinkedIn.

Erias Ventures

About Erias Ventures

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value taking action, having the courage to commit, and persevering through challenges and failures.

Taking action requires persistence and boldness. Here at Erias, we believe that with proper planning and deliberate focus even the hardest problems can be dismantled into manageable pieces that can be worked.

Acting in the face of uncertainty takes courage and conviction. That is why we are committed to providing innovative, scalable, and adaptive solutions to satisfy the unique problems confronting our customers as they work to secure the nation.

Being successful depends on persistent dedication, resoluteness, and adaptability. We take great pride in our ability to quickly and effectively overcome any setback or obstacle we encounter as we develop and build complex systems and products.

We have strong core competencies in Software Engineering, System Engineering, Automated Dissemination and Reporting, Cyber Engineering, and Data Science and Analytics.

We provide experts well-versed in all aspects of SIGINT and CNO. By providing multi-discipline engineers, we are able to build innovative solutions that meet the diverse needs of multiple mission stakeholders. We are proud of our Mission Mentorship program that ensures that our engineers are effective, productive, and knowledgeable on their first day.

In short, we engineer mission.

View our openings at http://careers.eriasventures.com

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Year Founded
2018
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