Senior Cloud Platform and DevSecOps Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

GD Information Technology•Chantilly, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is hiring a Senior Cloud Platform and DevSecOps Engineer to implement and operate secure Azure platform services and DevSecOps capabilities in an onsite, classified environment in Chantilly, Virginia. The engineer will work under the direction of the Principal Cloud Architect and partner with Security, Risk Management Framework (RMF) staff, and domain teams to deliver approved, reusable platform patterns. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship. The position focuses on Azure platform engineering, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and artifact services, container security, automation, observability, and reusable compliance evidence. The engineer will also troubleshoot platform failures, support recovery, document root causes, review technical work, and mentor engineers. The stated salary range is $148,750–$201,250; compensation may vary based on experience, location, and contractual requirements. The position is onsite, has 40 scheduled weekly hours, and requires no travel. GDIT describes its culture as mission-focused and offers career growth support, an internal mobility team, comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, competitive pay, and paid time off. Its benefits for U.S.-based employees include medical, dental and vision plan options; a 401(k) with company match; paid time off and holidays; paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave; and disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage or insurance options.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related STEM field, or approved equivalent experience.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
At least 8 years of cloud, platform, systems, or DevSecOps engineering experience, including at least 3 years delivering production platform automation.
Hands-on Azure or Azure Government experience with networking, compute, storage, identity integration, policy, monitoring, and secure configuration.
Strong infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, or equivalent, including module design, state and change management, testing, and peer-reviewed promotion.
Experience building or operating CI/CD and artifact/container services inside enterprise or disconnected boundaries using GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus/Artifactory, Harbor, Kubernetes/OpenShift, or comparable platforms.
Strong Linux and Windows administration fundamentals.
Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or another automation language.
Experience with container hardening, image and dependency scanning, SBOMs, secrets management, certificate handling, and rollback and recovery.
Working knowledge of RMF/STIG controls, change management, operational acceptance, logging and audit, and classified data-handling requirements.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical work, review others' code and designs, communicate risk early, and remain calm during production issues.
Ability to work onsite in Chantilly, Virginia.

Nice To Haves

Azure Administrator Associate or DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
Relevant Terraform certification.
Experience supporting GPU/AI platforms, ML model artifacts, offline Python wheelhouses, or local inference services.
Experience integrating ServiceNow change/CMDB records with pipeline and deployment events.
Experience with policy-as-code, compliance-as-code, infrastructure testing, chaos/resilience testing, or FinOps automation.

Responsibilities

Implement Azure platform services, landing-zone components, network integration, policy, logging, identity hooks, key and secrets management, and workload-hosting patterns under the Principal Cloud Architect's direction.
Develop and maintain version-controlled infrastructure-as-code modules using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, or approved equivalents, with peer review, testing, and disciplined releases.
Build and operate internal GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent pipelines; container platforms; registries; package and image repositories; and artifact mirrors for disconnected delivery.
Implement software supply-chain controls, including SBOM generation, dependency and image scanning, signing, provenance, allowlists, and promotion gates.
Develop hardened container images, deployment templates, configuration standards, and environment-specific overlays for applications, data services, and AI inference workloads.
Automate platform provisioning, patching, backup and recovery, certificate and secret rotation, compliance checks, and routine operations.
Integrate platform telemetry with Azure Monitor, Sentinel, Dynatrace, ServiceNow, and the enterprise observability architecture.
Partner with Security and RMF staff to implement controls and produce reusable evidence from code, pipeline, scan, and configuration outputs.
Troubleshoot complex platform failures, lead technical recovery when assigned, document root causes, and turn lessons into platform improvements.
Mentor engineers, conduct code and design reviews, and help domain teams adopt approved platform patterns rather than building shadow infrastructure.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
Dental plan options.
Vision plan.
401(k) plan with company match and pre-tax and post-tax contribution options.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time.
Paid holidays.
Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance coverage or options.
Career growth support through an AI-powered career tool and an internal mobility team.
Competitive pay.