DevOps Engineer, Cyber & Data Resilience (Clearance Required)

Kroll • Washington, DC

11h • Onsite

About The Position

EmergeATS is seeking a senior DevOps Engineer to support a Lockheed Martin program involving a highly available platform that orchestrates microservices for a modernized operational system. The role designs, builds, and maintains cloud infrastructure, automates deployments, and supports system reliability and security compliance across classified networks. It requires deep expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline management.

The position is primarily onsite in a SCIF in Fort Meade, Maryland, with little to no work from home. Candidates must be directly employed by EmergeATS, a Kroll subsidiary; subcontractor-to-subcontractor arrangements are not accepted. Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with FS Polygraph and a current Security+ CE certification before starting.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional experience in DevOps engineering, infrastructure automation, and cloud platform management within DoD/IC classified environments; the posting also states the prime requires 9+ years with a bachelor's degree or 7+ years with a master's degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with FS Polygraph.
• Current Security+ CE certification.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, and Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of RHEL systems.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker Compose, and NiFi.
• Proficiency managing AWS commercial cloud computing platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience / 4+ additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree. A master's degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing, building, and maintaining AWS infrastructure using Terraform and auto scaling, including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles, including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateways.
• Experience developing and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments.
• Experience collaborating with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure issues and ensuring system uptime.
• Kubernetes experience focused on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.
• Familiarity with cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Experience with Argo CD for GitOps-based continuous delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripts using Python, Ansible, and Terraform to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure and services, including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions, using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of cloud resources.
• Implement infrastructure testing and validation practices for IaC deployments.
• Install, configure, and tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters, focusing on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.
• Design and implement containerized deployment strategies for microservice architectures.
• Monitor container health and resource utilization, and optimize cluster performance.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD to automate builds, testing, and deployments.
• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines and implement GitOps workflows for declarative infrastructure and application delivery.
• Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and quality gates into pipeline stages.
• Manage AWS compute, storage, networking, and serverless services.
• Implement and maintain AWS networking, including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateways.
• Monitor cloud resource utilization, optimize costs, and plan capacity.
• Implement cloud security practices, including IAM policies, security groups, and encryption.
• Patch, harden, and maintain RHEL-based systems in accordance with DoD security requirements.
• Implement and maintain STIG compliance across infrastructure components.
• Support security audits and vulnerability remediation.
• Ensure systems meet RMF and NIST 800-53 security control requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures for production systems.
• Communicate and collaborate with program team members and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous paid time off and paid company holidays.
• Parental and family leave.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and accident protection.
• Competitive salary structures, performance-based incentives, and merit-based compensation reviews.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior