DevOps Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and sustain GitLab CI/CD pipelines that automate building, testing, security validation, and deployment workflows.

• Develop and oversee Infrastructure as Code solutions utilizing Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar technologies.

• Engineer, deploy, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure within AWS and Azure environments.

• Facilitate continuous Authorization to Operate and automate ATO processes through compliance checks, evidence collection, assessment workflows, and pre-configured templates.

• Integrate and operationalize security and compliance telemetry from tools such as Splunk, Tenable, CrowdStrike, and others.

• Support the ingestion, normalization, and application of compliance data from FedRAMP, StateRAMP, SOC 2, and similar sources.

• Maintain cloud configuration-management processes, approved baselines, and version-controlled environmental configuration standards.

• Provide engineering support for continuous cybersecurity operations, which includes 24x7 security monitoring, event-log management, alerting, dashboards, and reporting.

• Assist in incident-response activities through automation, integrations, and infrastructure capabilities.

• Implement and enhance analytics and automation capabilities, including approved AI-enabled approaches, for threat detection, triage, and operational efficiency.

• Produce and maintain event-log management reports and supporting artifacts in accordance with federal requirements, such as OMB M-21-31.

• Collaborate with development, security, cloud architecture, and operations teams to embed DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure and pipeline performance.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, which includes runbooks, architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, configuration records, and operational playbooks.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and assess tools, technologies, and processes that enhance DevOps, cloud operations, security automation, and system onboarding.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university.

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related technical position.

• Hands-on experience with GitLab for source control management and CI/CD pipeline development.

• Proven experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.

• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Ansible and AWS CloudFormation.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Proficient in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.

• Strong experience with IaC tools, including Ansible and AWS CloudFormation; experience with Terraform is also advantageous.

• Hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and managing AWS and/or Azure cloud resources.

• Familiarity with version control and branching strategies using Git and GitLab.

• Experience integrating, supporting, or utilizing data from security and observability tools such as Splunk, Tenable, CrowdStrike, CloudWatch, or equivalent platforms.

• Working knowledge of continuous monitoring, cATO/automated ATO concepts, security evidence automation, and federal compliance processes.

• Understanding of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, FIPS 199, FedRAMP, and related cloud-security requirements.

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

• Knowledge of cloud-security practices, including IAM, secrets management, network-security configurations, logging, and auditability.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, pipeline, and security-integration issues across multi-cloud environments.

• Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology, particularly Scrum.

• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment under the guidance of a technical lead.

• Capability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

• Experience in a federal government IT environment.

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, or an equivalent cloud certification.

• Microsoft Azure certification, such as Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator.

• Experience with GitLab Ultimate features, including security scanning, DAST/SAST, and compliance pipelines.

• Experience automating compliance evidence collection, security-control validation, POA&M tracking, or continuous-monitoring workflows.

• Familiarity with event-log management and reporting practices in alignment with OMB M-21-31.

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent platforms.

• Experience with secrets-management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.

• Understanding of Zero Trust principles and their application in cloud environments.

• Experience supporting cloud migration or modernization projects in a government or enterprise setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Paid time off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Commuter benefits.

• Tuition reimbursement.