Lead devOps Engineer

Who We Are

Tria Federal delivers digital services and technology solutions that support the health and safety of veterans, service members and civilians. For two decades, federal agencies have relied on Tria companies to advance their critical missions and modernize their systems, so that they can uphold their commitment to the American people. Today, we are pushing the boundaries of possibility through partnerships and investments in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, developing solutions for the biggest challenges that government will face tomorrow.

We are proud to employ and support military veterans who bring mission‑first mindset, technical expertise, and leadership qualities that strengthen our work. Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Dev Ops Engineer with strong AWS, Terraform, Windows Server, and containerization experience who will be part of a collaborative Kanban‑driven team that supports and delivers virtual infrastructure for mission‑critical health IT solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Windows environments, .NET and Node.js application deployments, AWS Lambda, ECS, and Apache NiFi data pipelines.

The candidate must have a previous role as a lead or team lead with at least 2 direct reports. This is a 100% remote opportunity, however there may be instances where you would need to be onsite in Woodlawn, MD for a client meeting.

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Federal Position of Trust clearance designation.
• Must reside in and be able to perform work in the United States.
• Must have lived in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Lead level experience with at least 8+ years of overall experience in all the required skills.
• 6 or more years of experience working with Kanban and agile tools like Jira, Git, and Confluence.
• 8 or more years of hands‑on experience with orchestration tools such as terraform.

• Strong hands‑on experience with Windows Server administration (2019/2022), including IIS configuration, Windows services, Active Directory integration, and Group Policy management.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for .NET applications (ASP.NET, .NET 4.x, 8+) and Node.js applications deployed to AWS ECS and Lambda.
• Proven experience with AWS ECS (Fargate and EC2 launch types), including service definitions, task definitions, load balancer integration, auto‑scaling, and blue/green deployments.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS Lambda functions using Node.js and/or Go Lang, including event‑driven architectures, API Gateway integration, and Step Functions orchestration.
• Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining Apache NiFi data flow pipelines for healthcare data integration, including dataflow versioning with NiFi Registry.
• Proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure‑as‑code across AWS services including ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, Cloud Front, RDS, VPC networking, IAM, etc.
• Strong Power Shell and Bash scripting skills for automation of Windows and Linux administration tasks, deployment workflows, and operational runbooks.

• Demonstrated experience leading a Dev Ops or platform engineering team of at least 2 direct reports, with accountability for team deliverables, performance, and professional growth.
• Proven ability to manage work using Kanban methodology, including maintaining Kanban boards, enforcing WIP limits, tracking cycle time and throughput metrics, and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience mentoring and growing engineering staff, including establishing technical standards, conducting code reviews, and building a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Strong customer‑facing communication skills with experience representing technical teams to federal program stakeholders, managing expectations, and upholding SLAs.
• Track record of balancing hands‑on technical work (at least 75% of role) with people management responsibilities, including performance management and corrective action when needed.