Cloud DevOps Engineer (App Dev Ops / Harness)

Northramp LLC•Washington, DC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Northramp is seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer to join the team supporting the client's Cloud BPA Bridge program. This is a mission-critical effort focused on consolidating, modernizing, and operating the client's enterprise cloud services across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments under FedRAMP High authorization. The role involves designing, building, and operating CI/CD pipelines and delivery automation to support the client's application development and cloud operations teams. The primary platform for pipeline orchestration will be Harness, with integration into AWS, Azure, and GCP environments under FedRAMP High controls. The engineer will be responsible for pipeline reliability, deployment velocity, and the overall health of the software delivery lifecycle from commit to production. This position is part of Northramp’s integrated delivery model, emphasizing sound judgment, disciplined execution, and deep federal experience in high-stakes modernization programs.

Requirements

3 to 6 years of progressive, hands-on experience in DevOps engineering with a focus on CI/CD pipeline development and operations.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. Relevant professional experience may substitute for formal education.
Hands-on experience with Harness CI/CD platform, including pipeline configuration, connectors, service definitions, and deployment strategies.
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration — Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or GKE), Helm.
Working knowledge of IaC tools — Terraform and/or Ansible — and their integration into delivery pipelines.
Experience with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and source control platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
Familiarity with artifact management (Nexus, JFrog), container registries, and binary dependency management.
Understanding of DevSecOps practices: SAST/DAST tooling, secrets management, image scanning, and SBOM generation.
Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including IAM, networking, and compute services relevant to pipeline execution.
Understanding of FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, and STIG requirements as they apply to CI/CD tooling and software delivery.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; able to diagnose pipeline failures and performance bottlenecks.
U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DHS suitability / Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

Harness Certified Administrator or equivalent Harness platform certification.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or equivalent GCP certification.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570 baseline certification.
DHS, or other federal DevOps program experience.
Active Public Trust or higher clearance.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Harness across development, staging, and production environments on FedRAMP High-authorized cloud infrastructure.
Integrate Harness pipelines with source control (Git/GitHub/Bitbucket), artifact repositories (Nexus, JFrog Artifactory), container registries, and security scanning tools (Prisma Cloud, Twistlock, SonarQube).
Automate application build, test, and deployment workflows for containerized workloads running on Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) and serverless platforms.
Configure and maintain Harness Feature Flags, deployment strategies (canary, blue/green, rolling), and rollback procedures to minimize production risk.
Implement pipeline-as-code practices using Harness YAML and integrate with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning within delivery workflows.
Enforce DevSecOps controls within the pipeline: SAST/DAST integration, secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), and SBOM generation.
Monitor pipeline performance, track key DORA metrics (lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, MTTR), and drive continuous improvement.
Support ATO documentation, STIG compliance, and FedRAMP continuous monitoring requirements for delivery tooling.
Collaborate with Cloud Systems Engineers, Application Developers, and Security teams to align delivery practices with the client’s architecture standards.
Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials for DevOps tooling.