On Dice, filtered to Workplace = Remote, your profile has real, live inventory right now. Today's top match: Radyant Inc DevSecOps/Tooling Engineer (below) — Ansible + Terraform + K8s + CI/CD + DevSecOps, 100% remote, W2 or independent, 12 months, with an explicit clearance-or-federal-experience bar where your active Secret immediately outranks every non-cleared candidate. Note: the ASM Research DevOps/Linux Admin role that previously held this slot (Secret + 100% remote + Ansible core, full-time) expired today — a reminder that high-fit cleared listings go fast on Dice.
The split is clear: cleared remote roles on Dice are full-time W2 at ~$100–130K+Dice · verified cleared remote roles (2026-06-28)Take2 Consulting FT Active Secret $120–130K/yr; Leidos FT Active Secret 100% remote $92,300–$166,850/yr. Cleared W2 contract premium over commercial track consistently runs $15–40K/yr.
dice.com/job-detail/273ce99c…; commercial Ansible/Linux contracts run $42–80/hr W2 or C2CDice · verified live listingsInnovative IT Linux+Ansible W2 $50–60/hr; Brilliant Infotech Ansible W2-or-C2C $60–65/hr; Cleo/Brilliant senior automation $70–80/hr.. Your clearance is wasted on the commercial track — lead with it on the cleared roles where it's worth a $15–40K premium.
The 100%-remote trap to dodge: some Dice roles tagged "Remote" actually require you to live near a site — e.g. an Ansible role that's remote only if you're "within 60 minutes of a Federal Reserve office."Dice · Brilliant Infotech (primary, verified)Verbatim residence restriction despite "Remote" tag.
dice.com/job-detail/dd4a3b7e… Read the residence line on every "remote" post before you invest time.
Re-verified live on 2026-06-28. ASM Research DevOps/Linux Admin (b1d9cff9) — previously the hero card (Secret + 100% remote + Ansible core) — returned 410 Gone today; removed. Radyant Inc DevSecOps/Tooling Engineer (36ddaa8f) promoted to BEST MATCH: Ansible+CI/CD+K8s+Terraform, 100% remote, W2 or independent, 12 months, clearance or federal experience required, posted 3 days ago, re-verified live today. System One SRE (7a5d1ed5) re-verified live (4 days ago, Ansible+Terraform+AWS, Public Trust, W2/C2C, 100-week term); VIVA USA DevOps (5599f0e0) re-verified live (8 days ago, $53–58/hr W2, confirm 100% remote with recruiter); Innovative IT Linux System Admin (7f556bfc) re-verified live (8 days ago / updated 3 days ago, $50–60/hr W2, 100% remote). Brilliant Infotech geo-tether re-verified live (2 days ago, $60–65/hr, still geo-tethered). New bench entry today: Systems Staffing Group OpenShift Platform Engineer (2798f15a, 4 days ago, Ansible+OpenShift+Linux+K8s, W2, 12 months, 100% remote no travel, no clearance). Previously-tracked bench entries (GDH 0de05b2f updated 1 day ago; INSPYR c5ed133e posted 3 days ago; Mitchell Martin 8e22c3f0 posted 1 day ago — hybrid flag still present; Spry Methods a487217c posted 5 days ago — Top Secret, geo-ambiguous; Kainos b3bcd71b; System One AWS b73ba42e; Sunrise Systems ecbca8d2; Take2 273ce99c) all confirmed live. Prior expired/geo-tethered drops remain off the list.
Today's top match — Ansible + full IaC/DevSecOps stack: CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI), Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Bash, AWS/Azure/GCP, security scanning (SAST/DAST/SCA) — "need security clearance OR prior experience with federal agencies" + U.S. citizenship requiredDice · Radyant Inc. (primary, verified 2026-06-28)Contract W2 / Independent, 12 months. Fully remote, no travel required. Ansible + Jenkins/GitLab CI + Docker + Kubernetes + Terraform + Python/Bash + AWS/Azure/GCP + SAST/DAST/SCA tools. "Need security clearance OR prior experience with federal agencies." U.S. citizenship required. Rate: Depends on Experience.
dice.com/job-detail/36ddaa8f…. The clearance bar is "OR prior federal experience" — your active Secret immediately outranks every non-cleared candidate, and your IBM + Red Hat federal history gives you both angles. The previous hero (ASM Research, Secret + 100% remote + Ansible core) expired today — this is the closest live match. At this skill level (Ansible + K8s + Terraform + DevSecOps) W2 contracts typically run $70–90/hr — negotiate from that floor since no rate is posted.
Strong skills overlap and zero clearance friction: Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, GitLab, Packer, Python/Bash, Linux + Windows, AWS cloud — supporting SBA Disaster Lending Platform modernization; "must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance," W2 and C2C both available, 100-week termDice · System One (primary, verified 2026-06-28)Contract W2 / Corp to Corp, 100 weeks (~2 years). Fully remote; no geo-restriction beyond U.S. work authorization. Ansible Automation Platform + Terraform + GitLab + Packer + Linux/Windows + Python/Bash + 4 yrs AWS. "Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance" (no sponsorship). Government contract — SBA Disaster Lending Platform. Rate not posted.
dice.com/job-detail/7a5d1ed5…. Your active Secret easily clears the Public Trust bar — here your clearance is a free differentiator, not a gating requirement. The 100-week term means real stability. No posted rate, but government SRE contractor roles at this skill level typically run $75–95/hr W2 — negotiate accordingly.
Fresh posting (June 20). Mandatory skills hit the target: Ansible playbooks, Kubernetes cluster architecture, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, Rancher, DevSecOps platform experience — $53–58/hr W2Dice · VIVA USA INC (primary, verified 2026-06-27)Contract W2, 12 months. "Contractor can choose either 100% remote or hybrid with minimum of 40% of time on site." Mandatory: Kubernetes, Ansible playbooks, CI/CD, Jenkins, Nexus, Terraform, Rancher, DevSecOps. No clearance requirement.
dice.com/job-detail/5599f0e0…. One catch: the listing says you can choose 100% remote OR hybrid (40% onsite) — email the recruiter first to confirm pure remote is still on the table. No clearance premium here, but the skills breadth (Ansible + Kubernetes + Terraform + DevSecOps) maps well to your automation depth.
Dead-center on skills: RHEL, Ansible, RPM, JBoss/Fuse, Docker — "Need certification in Red Hat"Dice · Innovative IT Solutions (primary, verified)"Remote," Contract W2, $50–60/hr, no travel. Linux/RHEL, Ansible, TCP/IP, RPM, JBoss/Fuse, Docker. Red Hat certification required.
dice.com/job-detail/7f556bfc…. Commercial (no clearance premium) but a clean skills match and your Red Hat certs make you a slam-dunk. Same shop also has a "Sys Admin Linux" at $42–52/hr.
Strong Ansible + W2/C2C flexibility, but it fails your 100%-remote bar: remote only "within 60 minutes of a Federal Reserve office"Dice · Brilliant Infotech (primary, verified)"Contract W2" and "Contract Corp To Corp," $60–65/hr, 7+ yrs. Ansible playbooks/roles/modules, Python/Bash, CI/CD, Linux/Unix, AWS/Azure. Residence restriction: within 60 min of a Federal Reserve office (Boston, NYC, Philly, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, KC, Dallas, SF). No travel.
dice.com/job-detail/dd4a3b7e… in one of 12 cities. Only pursue if you live near one — otherwise it's the trap, not the target. Listed here as the worked example of "fake remote."
For W2/C2C volume while the cleared apps cook: GDH — Linux Administrator (Remote, $43–45/hr, W2/C2C, Ansible+Linux+multi-cloud, clearance-eligible + US citizen required; 0de05b2f) · INSPYR Solutions — System Administrator (Remote W2, $55–65/hr, 6 months, Linux RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu+Ansible+Python, SIEM+patch mgmt; no clearance req; c5ed133e — "Vienna VA" is employer HQ, no residency requirement stated) · Kainos Innovative Solutions — Senior OpenShift Platform Architect (Remote Contract W2, Ansible+Red Hat Linux+OpenShift+K8s+DevSecOps, rate DOE; b3bcd71b) · System One — AWS Cloud Platform Architect (Remote W2 only/no C2C, 100 weeks, Public Trust required, Ansible+Terraform+K8s+AWS, DOE; b73ba42e) · Sunrise Systems — X86 Compute Infrastructure Engineer (Remote W2/Independent, $65–80/hr, 12 months, Ansible+Linux+VMware+Dell x86; no clearance; ecbca8d2) · Mitchell Martin — Systems Administrator/Engineer (NEW 2026-06-27 — posted today, $62.34–76.19/hr W2/C2C, Ansible+RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu, 12 months, no clearance; 8e22c3f0 — listing shows "Merrifield VA / hybrid setting" in fine print despite remote header; confirm 100% with recruiter before applying) · Spry Methods — DevSecOps Engineer (NEW 2026-06-27 — 4 days ago, Top Secret clearance required, Ansible explicitly required, Terraform+Docker+K8s+GitHub Actions, FT, no pay posted; a487217c — geo-ambiguous: "Remote in Washington WA" but "On-site" employment type; verify 100% remote before applying) · Systems Staffing Group — OpenShift Platform Engineer (NEW 2026-06-28 — 4 days ago, OpenShift+K8s+Ansible+Linux+Python+Bash+GitLab/CI/CD, W2, 12 months, 100% remote no travel, no clearance, rate DOE; 2798f15a — Webscale 1.6 cluster migration/upgrade focus; strong Red Hat OpenShift skills play) · ⚠ Defense Unicorns — Platform Engineer (Secret + DoD 8570 IAT-II required, Ansible preferred, $123,250–$166,750 FT — FAILS 100%-remote bar: 10–25% travel stated; 6d5f006a — revisit if travel drops) · Innovative IT — Sys Admin Linux (Remote, W2, $42–52/hr, Ansible/RHEL/Docker — same company's second role, apply alongside the $50–60/hr card above; f3866762) · System One — Systems Admin / Cyber Security Engineer (2e12d6f6, Remote W2/1099, 24 weeks, Linux+Ansible+Python+Bash, cybersecurity hardening + patch mgmt; no clearance req, no C2C) · Take2 Consulting — Network Systems Engineer (FT, Active Secret required, $120–130K/yr, Red Hat Linux + network/SOC/Qualys/Zabbix — cleared role but network-primary not Ansible; "Vienna VA area preferred" is a soft geo, confirm fully remote with recruiter; 273ce99c) · Leidos — Senior Network Security Engineer (FT, truly 100% remote, Active Secret required, $92,300–$166,850/yr — Ansible+Terraform in toolkit but core role is network security / Palo Alto / BGP; partial skills fit — lead with your clearance) · Radiance Technologies — Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Remote, FT, DoD, Linux+SELinux+Ansible+K8s+Python/Bash — "ability to obtain TS/SCI" required; active Secret is a strong upgrade-path baseline) · Note: Brilliant Infotech's $70–75/hr Senior Infrastructure Automation role has the same Federal Reserve geo-tether as the Ansible Engineer card below — skip unless you live near one of those 12 cities. Find current listings via the saved search in §④.
Dice is the right board for this profile — highest volume of Ansible/RHEL contract and cleared roles, with W2/C2C clearly tagged. The trick is filtering hard and reading the fine print.
| Move | How |
|---|---|
| Lock the remote filter | On any search, set Workplace Type = Remote. This is the URL param filters.workplaceTypes=Remote — bookmark searches with it baked in so you never see hybrid noise. |
| Verify "remote" on every detail page | Dice's "Remote" tag is set by the poster and is often geo-tethered (e.g. the Fed-office role above). Open the detail page and Ctrl-F for "within," "onsite," "must reside," "local to." If it names a city, it's not 100% remote. |
| Run two streams in parallel | Cleared stream: search Secret clearance Ansible + Remote → full-time W2, your clearance premium. Contract stream: search Ansible Linux + Remote + Contract → W2/C2C cash flow. |
| Set daily alerts & apply within 24h | These postings expire in days (3 of the strongest from this search were already gone). Create Dice email alerts on both searches; the verified-fresh ones convert best. |
| Filter employment type | Dice tags W2, Corp To Corp, Independent, Full-time explicitly. Since you're open to either, leave it wide — but know cleared roles skew FT/W2 and commercial Ansible skews C2C. |
Keep ClearanceJobs running as a secondary stream for the cleared side — but per your call, Dice is the spine here.
All figures are posted rates pulled from live Dice listings on 2026-06-28 — not survey averages. Your target: $70–80/hr C2C on the contract track, or $110–140K full-time on the cleared track.
$70–80/hr C2C annualizes to roughly $145–166K at full utilization — but on C2C you carry your own benefits, taxes, and gap-time, so price above the W2 equivalent. The cleared full-time roles trade a bit of cash for stability + clearance maintenance. rates verified · annualization is illustrative
Dice is heavily ATS-driven — recruiters keyword-search the résumé database. Mirror the exact terms in the postings or you won't surface.
CompTIA Security+ (CE) is the gating cert for cleared roles — most are tagged DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II, which Security+ satisfies. The verified Innovative IT role also flat-out requires a Red Hat certification. If your RHCE/RHCSA are current and you hold Security+, put all three in the top third of the résumé; if Security+ is lapsed, that's a ~2-week fix worth doing before mass-applying.
Active Secret + Open to Remote. Save two alerts: Secret clearance Ansible · Remote and Ansible Linux · Remote · Contract. Recruiters search this DB directly.