DevOps Engineer, Cyber & Data Resilience; Clearance Required

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Consulting | Washington, DC, United States |

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EmergeATS is seeking a senior Dev Ops Engineer supporting a Lockheed Martin program, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system utilizing cutting-edge technologies. This position requires an experienced infrastructure and automation engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline management, operating within an on-site SCIF environment. The Dev Ops Engineer will design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure, automate deployment processes, and ensure system reliability and security compliance across classified networks.

Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with FS Polygraph and a current Security+ CE certification prior to start. This role requires 12+ years of professional experience in Dev Ops engineering, infrastructure automation, and cloud platform management. The position allows little to no work from home and will require a significant portion or all work to be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) onsite in Fort Meade, MD
. This position requires direct employment with EmergeATS (Kroll subsidiary). No sub-to-sub arrangements.

Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools using Python, Ansible, and Terraform

Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambdas, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling

Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of cloud resources

Implement infrastructure testing and validation practices for IaC deployments

Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools

Manage Kubernetes clusters with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate

Design and implement containerized deployment strategies supporting microservice architectures

Monitor container health, resource utilization, and optimize cluster performance

Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing Git Lab runners and Argo CD

Develop and manage Git Lab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes

Implement Git Ops workflows for declarative infrastructure and application delivery

Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and quality gates into pipeline stages

Manage commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS) including compute, storage, networking, and serverless services

Implement and maintain AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateways

Monitor cloud resource utilization, cost optimization, and capacity planning

Implement cloud security best practices including IAM policies, security groups, and encryption

Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL-based systems in accordance with DoD security requirements

Implement and maintain STIG compliance across infrastructure components

Support security audits and vulnerability remediation activities

Ensure systems meet RMF and NIST 800-53 security control requirements

Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability

Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime

Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures for production systems

Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders across the program

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college…