IT Cloud DevOps Engineer
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AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDNSEC2FirewallsPythonTerraform
DevOps Engineer III
Shee Atiká
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSCloudCyber SecurityJenkinsKubernetesPythonSDLCTerraform
About the role
- Serve as the Senior DevOps Lead for the CAST Imaging deployment, configuration, and operations in a secure DoD AWS environment.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership for Kubernetes-based deployment, automation, observability, and compliance in a secure DoD cloud ecosystem.
- Partner with software, cyber, and infrastructure teams to ensure the CAST Imaging platform meets DoD mission objectives, ATO requirements, and DevSecOps standards.
- Design platform-wide automation and resilient, compliant infrastructure supporting multi-zone Cloud One environments.
Requirements
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen
- Candidate must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance at minimum
- Candidate must have an active CompTIA Security+ or other 8570 IAT Level II certification
- Candidate must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline.
- Candidate must have at least 15 years' experience in developing, scripts, tests, and deploying Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud-native resources via automation/orchestration using Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and Python.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Kubernetes (EKS) and Helm architecture across multi-namespace, multi-VPC environments with ingress controllers and load balancers aligned to DoD IL5 security requirements.
- Experience in building and maintaining automated upgrade workflows for nodes, clusters, and Helm application deployments, including automated rollback and recovery mechanisms triggered by observability alerts.
- Proven experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions) integrating automated testing, security scanning (Trivy or equivalent), and deployment verification across controlled environments.
- Experience in developing and managing Terraform modules and pipelines for repeatable, secure deployment of infrastructure and CAST Imaging services on AWS IL-compliant environments.
- Knowledge of implementing STIG compliance, CIS benchmarks, and CVE triage automation to maintain continuous ATO readiness and vulnerability mitigation documentation.
- Experience in designing and integrating storage and observability solutions (EFS/EBS, metrics, logging) supporting system resiliency and automated response actions.
- Expertise in troubleshooting application and infrastructure issues in coordination with product teams, cyber defenders, and infrastructure support.
- Preparing and maintaining technical documentation, IaC guides, and runbooks to support continuity of operations and ATO packages.
- Working experience within an Agile SDLC environment.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Outstanding benefits
- Opportunities for advancement/career growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
KubernetesTerraformAnsibleJenkinsPythonCI/CDHelmAWSInfrastructure-as-CodeAutomation
Soft skills
technical leadershipcollaborationtroubleshootingdocumentationcommunication
Certifications
DoD Secret Security ClearanceCompTIA Security+8570 IAT Level II certification
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