Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Core
Design and operate secure CI/CD pipelines, platform tooling, and infrastructure-as-code for cloud-based systems supporting US federal government programs.
Role type
Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer (Platform & Security)
Builds
Shared automation and platform capabilities for engineering teams
Domain
US Federal Government / Cloud Infrastructure & DevSecOps
Required skills
CI/CD pipeline architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation), Linux/RHEL systems administration, Containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, GitOps workflows, Identity and access management, Network security, Security compliance integration (NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, FedRAMP)
Preferred skills
AWS certifications, Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD), Next-generation platform tooling (Crossplane, Backstage, Argo CD), Agile methodologies, National Security systems experience
Technologies
Kubernetes, GitOps, Crossplane, Backstage, Argo CD, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Docker, RHEL, CentOS
Responsibilities
Design and operate secure CI/CD pipelines and platform tooling; Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code standards; Perform deep Linux/RHEL systems administration and hardening; Integrate security compliance into deployment pipelines; Implement identity, access management, encryption, and network security; Troubleshoot and resolve root-cause issues across the technology stack
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC