Container Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Columbia, MD (Hybrid/Remote – MON & WED in the office)

Residency Requirement: Candidates must have lived in the U.S. for at least 3 of the past 5 years and be authorized to work in the U.S. (Citizen, Permanent Resident, or EAD).

Sponsorship: This position does not offer any type of sponsorship. Candidates must already be authorized to work in the U.S. (e.g., Citizen, Permanent Resident, or EAD).

Clearance: Public Trust Clearance (or ability to obtain)

Job Overview:

Cogent People Inc. is seeking a Container Infrastructure Engineer to support a mission-critical large-scale system serving the Federal Government in the healthcare domain. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Containerization technologies (OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, and scripting languages (Shell, Python, Java).

Responsibilities:

· Enhance the feature set of existing OpenShift platform across multiple environments.

· Serve as OpenShift SME (Subject-Matter Expert).

· Install, maintain, and operationalize OpenShift Operators.

· Assist with DevSecOps automation.

· Support development teams with containerization, infrastructure, and deployments.