DevOps Team Lead FedRAMP

Semperis•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking a DevOps Team Lead to join our Engineering organization and take ownership of the deployment, orchestration, and secure operations of our FedRAMP-authorized identity and security products. You'll lead a team while staying intimately involved in the technical delivery and evolution of our DevOps strategy within a highly regulated federal environment. This is a player-coach role: you'll architect and implement compliant solutions directly, while also guiding, mentoring, and enabling a team of engineers to operate at the highest standards of DevOps excellence and federal security compliance. The successful applicant will be performing work in FedRAMP environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. citizen.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship required
Active security clearance or ability to obtain one
Prior experience supporting FedRAMP Moderate or High authorization
5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience in SaaS or cloud-native environments
2+ years in a formal engineering leadership role, including people management and performance reviews
Strong understanding of the FedRAMP framework, its controls, and compliance requirements
Proven experience with Government Cloud (or strong Azure commercial with ability to transition)
Strong hands-on experience with:
Terraform and Terragrunt for Infrastructure as Code
Kubernetes (AKS) and Helm
Istio Service Mesh and Istio Ingress Gateways
ArgoCD and GitOps workflows
CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps
Zero Trust architecture, including PIM and RBAC
Observability tools: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor
Bash scripting; Python or Go for automation/tooling
Experience implementing and maintaining security controls in production environments
Comfortable supporting production systems in on-call rotation
Strong communication, leadership, and troubleshooting abilities
Experience with WAFs and secure network configurations in Azure

Nice To Haves

Proven experience with Azure Government Cloud (or strong Azure commercial with ability to transition)
Prior experience supporting FedRAMP Moderate or High authorization
Experience with FedRAMP continuous monitoring and annual assessment processes
Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven systems
Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems architecture
Exposure to Azure API Management, Logic Apps, and other Azure Government native services
Experience building and operating large-scale SaaS platforms in regulated environments

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of build and release pipelines within FedRAMP boundary
Provide day-to-day guidance and direct support to a team of DevOps engineers supporting FedRAMP operations
Conduct 1:1s, deliver performance reviews, and promote professional development across the team
Architect and execute cloud deployment strategies optimized for FedRAMP compliance, performance, and cost efficiency
Review code, infrastructure configurations, and documentation to uphold FedRAMP security controls and best practices
Train and mentor developers and stakeholders in Azure DevOps, Git workflows, and FedRAMP compliance requirements
Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, and Compliance teams to diagnose and resolve deployment challenges
Maintain comprehensive documentation aligned with FedRAMP continuous monitoring requirements
Troubleshoot issues during deployment and provide production support in FedRAMP staging and live environments
Represent the team in cross-functional meetings, including interactions with federal customers and auditors
Research and evaluate emerging technologies for FedRAMP-compliant adoption
Design and manage Azure Government Cloud infrastructure using IaC principles with Terraform and Terragrunt
Maintain AKS clusters with Istio for secure, FedRAMP-compliant service-to-service communication
Manage Azure Government resources including networking, Key Vault, Storage within FedRAMP boundary
Configure OpenSearch clusters for efficient logging, audit trails, and data indexing per FedRAMP requirements
Optimize CosmosDB performance with scaling strategies and cost oversight
Lead the development of robust CI/CD pipelines that maintain FedRAMP security controls throughout the SDLC
Establish and maintain GitOps workflows via ArgoCD with appropriate access controls and audit logging
Author and maintain automation scripts that comply with security baselines
Continuously evaluate and enhance deployment processes while maintaining FedRAMP authorization
Implement and maintain FedRAMP security controls across the DevOps toolchain
Design Zero Trust security architecture using Azure PIM and RBAC aligned with federal requirements
Define and enforce least privilege access models per FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 controls
Configure Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and manage network security in Azure Government Cloud
Support continuous monitoring activities and prepare artifacts for FedRAMP annual assessments
Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams on POA&M remediation and security control validation
Deploy observability tooling using OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights with security event logging
Participate in on-call rotation and incident response protocols, including security incident handling
Lead post-incident analysis and drive implementation of long-term fixes while maintaining compliance
Define and maintain reliability objectives, SLAs, and error budgets for FedRAMP environment