Lead Cloud Platform​/DevSecOps Engineer

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Full Time Arlington, VA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

The Lead Cloud Platform / Dev Sec Ops  Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines in Microsoft Azure, with a primary focus on Azure Government environments. This role is intended to fill a critical gap in Azure platform expertise and will serve as a key resource in establishing and sustaining secure, scalable, and compliant cloud foundations for federal systems.

The ideal candidate brings broad, hands-on Azure experience, including Azure Landing Zones, preferably Mission Landing Zone, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and infrastructure deployed in Azure Government with an understanding of IL4/IL5 compliance considerations. This individual will lead the ongoing maintenance and improvement of infrastructure-as-code, cloud configuration, deployment automation, and CI/CD pipelines, while integrating code scanning and automated testing throughout the delivery lifecycle.

This role works closely with software engineers, architects, cybersecurity stakeholders, and program leadership to ensure cloud environments are reliable, compliant, and built for operational success in regulated government environments. The successful candidate will combine strong technical depth with sound engineering judgment and the ability to establish repeatable, secure cloud delivery practices across teams.

U.S. Citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required. This is a hybrid, full-time position with an onsite requirement of three days per week at our Crystal City headquarters.

• Design, implement, and maintain Azure cloud environments, with strong emphasis on Azure Government.
• Support and evolve Azure Landing Zone architectures, preferably Mission Landing Zone.
• Build, configure, and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments and supporting Azure services.
• Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, supportable, and aligned with mission and compliance requirements.

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Infrastructure as Code using Bicep.
• Manage cloud configuration, environment provisioning, and deployment automation across development, test, and production environments.
• Standardize infrastructure deployments to improve consistency, security, and maintainability.
• Support release engineering practices that enable reliable and repeatable application and infrastructure delivery.

• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure and application delivery.
• Integrate code scanning, dependency scanning, and automated testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Strengthen Dev Sec Ops  practices by embedding security and quality controls throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Improve deployment reliability, traceability, and governance through automation and policy-driven processes.

• Engineer and maintain solutions with a compliance-focused mindset appropriate for Azure Government and IL4/IL5 environments.
• Partner with engineering and security teams to implement secure configurations, logging, monitoring, and access controls.
• Support audit readiness by ensuring infrastructure, deployments, and pipeline activities are well-documented, reproducible, and aligned with required controls.
• Contribute to platform hardening, cloud governance, and operational best practices.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in Azure platform engineering and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and program leadership to define and implement cloud platform standards.
• Mentor team members on Azure infrastructure, automation, deployment pipelines, and secure cloud delivery practices.
• Help drive engineering consistency and maturity across cloud-hosted environments.

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, Dev Sec Ops , or closely related technical roles.
• Broad, hands-on experience working across Microsoft Azure services and cloud platform operations.
• Direct experience with Azure Landing Zones;
  Mission Landing Zone experience preferred.
• Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience deploying and managing solutions in Azure Government.
• Understanding of cloud engineering and security requirements associated with IL4/IL5 environments.
• Strong experience maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Bicep.
• Experience managing cloud configuration, deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience integrating code scanning and automated testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking fundamentals, including Network Security Groups, route tables, and hub-and-spoke…