Container Platform Infrastructure Engineer at CACI International
Dahlgren, VA
$66,700–$133,300from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Dahlgren, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and maintaining Kubernetes-based container orchestration infrastructure for classified naval combat systems, including designing PaaS solutions and automating deployments with tools like Ansible, Bash, and Python on RHEL Linux. The work involves helping migrate legacy systems toward microservices and cloud-native architectures while meeting security requirements for classified environments. It suits an early-to-mid-career engineer comfortable with Linux and scripting who is eager to deepen hands-on container and DevOps expertise.
Mid level · National · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is classified as 15-1252 (Software Developers) because the primary work involves designing, developing, and building container orchestration infrastructure and automation code (Ansible, Python, Bash, Kubernetes). 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) is a plausible runner-up given the significant system configuration and operational maintenance duties.
Clearance: the JD states 'Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance' as required, and lists 'Active SECRET level clearance' only under Desired. The hard gate is the ability to obtain Secret, not holding one already — but since the role requires CUI/classified environment access from the start, Secret is flagged as required.
Container technologies (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes) appear only under the 'Desired' section, so they are marked preferred despite being central to the role title. Kubernetes is listed as the primary with Podman and Docker as alternatives since the JD groups them as interchangeable examples.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps are listed under Desired; 'Terraform' is used as the canonical IaC skill name since the JD references IaC generically without naming a specific tool.
The wide salary range ($66,700–$133,300) and language emphasizing willingness to learn over demonstrated experience suggest this role is open to a range of experience levels; requirements language ('working knowledge', 'familiarity', 'basic understanding') is consistent with a Mid-level hire.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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