DevOps Team Lead FedRAMP

Semperis • Addison, TX

9d

About The Position

At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That’s why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee. About the Role We're looking a FedRAMP DevOps Team Lead to own the deployment, orchestration, and secure operations of our FedRAMP authorized identity and security products. This player coach role blends hands-on architecture with leading, mentoring, and elevating a team operating in a highly regulated federal environment. Authorized identity and security products. This player coach role blends hands-on architecture with leading, mentoring, and elevating a team operating in a highly regulated federal environment. U.S. citizenship is required, and we can only consider candidates located in Phoenix, AZ Washington, D.C Hoboken, NJ Dallas, TX

Requirements

• 5+ years DevOps/SRE experience; 2+ years engineering leadership
• U.S. citizenship
• Prior experience working in FedRAMP Moderate or High environments
• Active security clearance or ability to obtain one
• Strong understanding of FedRAMP, NIST 80053, and federal security controls
• Hands-on with Terraform/Terragrunt, AKS, Helm, Istio, Argo CD, Azure DevOps

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Zero Trust architecture, PIM, RBAC
• Strong scripting/automation in Bash, Python, or Go
• Familiarity with Kafka, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience with Azure API Management, Logic Apps, Cosmos DB performance tuning
• Largescale SaaS or regulated environment experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and improve build/release pipelines and GitOps workflows across the FedRAMP boundary
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for DevOps engineers
• Architect and operate Azure Government Cloud infrastructure using Terraform/Terragrunt
• Manage AKS clusters with Istio, secure networking, WAF configurations, and Zero Trust models (PIM/RBAC)
• Maintain compliant CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts, and documentation aligned with FedRAMP controls
• Oversee observability systems (Open Telemetry, Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana) and maintain SLAs, SLOs, and reliability practices
• Manage logging, audit trails, and data indexing using OpenSearch per FedRAMP requirements
• Support production environments, participate in on call rotation, and lead incident response and post incident analysis
• Collaborate with Security/Compliance teams on POA&M work, annual assessments, and continuous monitoring
• Interact with federal customers and auditors; research emerging technologies suitable for FedRAMP adoption

Benefits

• You’ll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation.
• At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative.
• If you’re someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life—we’d love to meet you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed