Senior DevOps Engineer

KODE Labs

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who wants to take the lessons learned from previous roles and build it the right way. You will be working under seasoned DevSecOps leadership with a proven track record of delivering FedRAMP-authorized SaaS and PaaS solutions on AWS GovCloud (US). This role focuses on building and operating secure, scalable infrastructure using AWS-native services, EKS-based Kubernetes platforms, and modern CI/CD and security automation aligned with FedRAMP Moderate/High requirements.

Requirements

Deep Kubernetes & Helm Experience: You are comfortable building complex Helm charts from scratch and managing K8s clusters in production.
Stateful Services Expertise: You have experience running databases and message queues (Kafka, Postgres, etc.) inside containers and understand the nuances of persistence, backups, and high availability.
The "Doer" Mindset: You enjoy a startup environment where you can move fast, make architectural decisions, and see immediate results.
Security Intuition: You have worked in regulated environments (FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2) and understand the why behind the rules. You understand concepts like FIPS and container hardening, even if you haven't implemented them from scratch.
Observability: Experience designing full-stack monitoring (metrics, logs, traces) to give us visibility into isolated environments.
Tech Agility: We are a diverse shop. Whether it's picking up a new CI/CD tool, learning a new database, or scripting in Go/Python/Bash, you learn fast and adapt.
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Responsibilities

Deploy, manage, and maintain our application within the Palantir FedStart ecosystem (a secure Kubernetes PaaS). You will master the Apollo deployment platform to manage releases across these isolated environments.
Support the existing GSA on-premise deployment to ensure stability, while actively engineering its replacement. You will be the one to flip the switch and retire the legacy hardware.
Manage the orchestration and pipelines for stateful services on Kubernetes. Familiarity with Kafka, PostgreSQL, and other stateful services is a plus.
Implement "security as code." You will handle container hardening, vulnerability remediation, and ensure our stack remains compliant.
Diagnose network, kernel, and application issues independently in a secure environment.