PaaS Team Lead - Secret Clearance Required

General information

Job Posting Title PaaS Lead Date Thursday, August 14, 2025 City Colorado Springs State CO Country United States Working time Full-time

Description & Requirements

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a PaaS Lead. The PaaS Lead will be responsible for leading the development, deployment, and maintenance of a platform-as-a-service offering. The role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams and overseeing technical architecture while delivering scalable and reliable solutions. 
This position is on-site, five days a week, and requires an active Secret security clearance.  Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS088, T4, Band 7 Job-Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Design, build, and maintain a scalable Platform-as-a-Service Infrastructure on RHEL and OpenShift Container Platforms, including data services, storage, networking, and security components.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, and implement corrective actions on a hybrid/private cloud-based platform.
• Conduct regular cybersecurity vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Develop and maintain security incident response plans and procedures.
• Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to streamline platform deployments, provisioning, and management tasks. 
• Deploy and manage machines with VMware, vCenter, Kickstart, Puppet, Foreman, and CIS-CAT
• Manage and configure host-based security systems.
• Experience with DevOps methodologies and tools, supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within RHEL containers.
• Use monitoring and logging tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, IBM NetCool, and Solarwinds.
• Patch and manage systems using Red Hat Satellite Server.
• Understand and manage integration with networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, firewalls)
• Troubleshoot and resolve service interruptions, including on-call support
• Provide hardware support for servers and workstations.
• Experience with leveraging cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure to manage, secure, and maintain the environment/platform infrastructure.
• Additional tasks may apply 

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements: 

• An active Secret Clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree: additional experience would be considered in lieu of degree.
• At least 12 years of experience in the related field.
• Must have demonstratable OpenShift experience.
• An active Secret Clearance is required.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration OR Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) OR Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• Due to federal requirements, only US Citizens can be considered. Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
• Candidates must reside within a commutable distance.
• Participation in a rotational on-call schedule for emergency page-outs is required

Desired Qualifications: 

       Recent DHS suitability

       Experience with leveraging cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure to manage, secure, and maintain the environment/platform infrastructure

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Minimum Requirements TCS088, T4, Band 7 EEO Statement Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Pay Transparency Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances. Minimum Salary $ 130,000.00 Maximum Salary $ 160,000.00