DevOps Engineer - Platform Enablement & Automation Services

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA OK Home Office (OKHOME), OK

4d•$127,500 - $172,500•Remote

About The Position

GDIT is hiring a DevOps Engineer to design, build, automate, and maintain cloud-native deployment and container orchestration capabilities on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The role expands enterprise CI/CD automation using GitLab, enables secure and scalable deployments, and supports mission-focused application teams across the ICAM ecosystem. This is a fully remote position. The engineer provides secure, repeatable build-and-release automation and helps ensure reliable deployment and effective monitoring of services. The work supports deployment velocity, operational resilience, and modernization efforts for enterprise ICAM mission requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Minimum of an active Secret security clearance.
Current DoW 8140 certification (Security+ CE or higher).
Strong understanding of Kubernetes operations, container lifecycle, networking, scaling, and security.
Expertise with GitLab, including runners, pipeline configuration, security scanning, and artifact management.
Proficiency with Docker, Helm, YAML, and Kubernetes manifests.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK.
Ability to troubleshoot cluster issues, deployments, pods, services, and containerized workloads.
Excellent documentation and cross-team collaboration skills.
U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Flux, or other GitOps tools.
Experience integrating AKS with identity and access controls, including AAD workload identities and managed identities.
Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, or Consul Connect.
Experience with container security scanning, SAST/DAST, and vulnerability management.
Familiarity with Zero Trust, enterprise cloud security, and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage AKS clusters, including node pools, workload identities, ingress controllers, and security configurations.
Develop, optimize, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build automation, containerization, quality gates, security scanning, and production release workflows.
Build and maintain Helm charts, YAML manifests, templates, and reusable AKS deployment patterns.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM to provision and manage cluster and cloud resources.
Collaborate with application teams to containerize applications, troubleshoot deployments, and optimize runtime performance.
Implement and maintain observability tools for monitoring cluster health, logs, and metrics.
Securely manage secrets, certificates, and configuration values using Key Vault or equivalent tools.
Troubleshoot AKS workloads, GitLab CI/CD failures, pipeline performance, Kubernetes scaling issues, and service connectivity problems.
Document operational procedures, IaC patterns, deployment workflows, troubleshooting guides, and DevOps standards.
Support Zero Trust, compliance, and enterprise security requirements through hardened DevOps practices.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
401(k) with company match.
Competitive pay and paid time off.
Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
Dental and vision plan options.
Flexible work weeks where possible.
Vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on hire date.
An additional 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on hire date.
Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
Short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, and other insurance offerings, including accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities.
Internal mobility team focused on career goals.