Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
About The Position
Provide advanced infrastructure, engineering, and operational support for mission-critical applications hosted in government cloud environments (AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government). Work independently or lead small teams to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud architectures. Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible to provision and configure cloud environments across Linux and Windows systems. Design, implement, and support containerized application platforms using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/OpenShift or similar). Lead development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps automation frameworks across enterprise applications. Automate provisioning of development, testing, staging, and production environments to support rapid and reliable deployments. Implement secure build, packaging, and deployment pipelines aligned with government and industry best practices. Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions, establish performance baselines, and ensure system availability. Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, platform, and application issues, performing deep-dive root cause analysis. Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability, performance, and compliance. Enforce security best practices, including identity, access management, and system hardening for federal environments. Continuously improve automation, system reliability, and operational processes. Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs, consistent with contract expectations for technical support and documentation. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across DevOps practices.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of relevant IT/engineering experience, including 3+ years supporting cloud engineering environments.
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in complex, secure environments.
- Strong analytical and advanced troubleshooting/problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor teams.
- Ability to rapidly learn and apply emerging cloud and automation technologies
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government environments.
- Deep expertise with: Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), Ansible (configuration management and automation) and Kubernetes (container orchestration platforms such as EKS, AKS, OpenShift).
- Experience with: CI/CD tools and automation frameworks (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), Containerization technologies (Docker) and Cloud networking, security, and identity management.
- Experience implementing: DevSecOps practices and secure pipeline automation, Monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
- Strong understanding of: Distributed systems and microservices architectures, System performance, scalability, and resilience
- Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree may substitute for additional years of experience per contract guidance.
- Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
- Experience with federal compliance frameworks (e.g., FISMA, NIST, FedRAMP)
- Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).
- Experience with service mesh, API gateways, and Kubernetes security tooling.
- Familiarity with PKI, identity services, or credential management systems.
- Experience supporting large-scale, multi-environment enterprise systems.
- Knowledge of automation scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced infrastructure, engineering, and operational support for mission-critical applications hosted in government cloud environments (AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government).
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud architectures.
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible to provision and configure cloud environments across Linux and Windows systems.
- Design, implement, and support containerized application platforms using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/OpenShift or similar).
- Lead development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps automation frameworks across enterprise applications.
- Automate provisioning of development, testing, staging, and production environments to support rapid and reliable deployments.
- Implement secure build, packaging, and deployment pipelines aligned with government and industry best practices.
- Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions, establish performance baselines, and ensure system availability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, platform, and application issues, performing deep-dive root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability, performance, and compliance.
- Enforce security best practices, including identity, access management, and system hardening for federal environments.
- Continuously improve automation, system reliability, and operational processes.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs, consistent with contract expectations for technical support and documentation.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across DevOps practices.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
