ANR - DevOps Engineer III - BAT

Overview

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) is seeking a Dev Ops Engineer III to serve as the Senior Dev Ops Lead for the CAST Imaging deployment, configuration, and operations in a secure DoD AWS environment. This position provides hands-on technical leadership for Kubernetes-based deployment, automation, observability, and compliance in a secure DoD cloud ecosystem. The engineer will partner with software, cyber, and infrastructure teams to ensure the CAST Imaging platform meets DoD mission objectives, ATO requirements, and Dev Sec Ops  standards.

• Hands-on leadership for Kubernetes-based deployment, automation, observability, and compliance in a secure DoD cloud environment.
• Partner with software, cyber, and infrastructure teams to ensure the CAST Imaging platform meets DoD mission objectives, ATO requirements, and Dev Sec Ops  standards.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Dev Ops engineers.
• Design platform-wide automation and resilient, compliant infrastructure supporting multi-zone Cloud One environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security scanning, and deployment verification across controlled environments.
• Develop and manage Terraform modules and pipelines for repeatable, secure deployment of infrastructure and CAST Imaging services on AWS IL-compliant environments.
• Implement STIG compliance, CIS benchmarks, and CVE triage automation to maintain continuous ATO readiness and vulnerability mitigation documentation.
• Design and integrate storage and observability solutions (EFS/EBS, metrics, logging) supporting system resiliency and automated response actions.
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues in coordination with product teams, cyber defenders, and infrastructure support.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, IaC guides, and runbooks to support continuity of operations and ATO packages.
• Operate within an Agile SDLC environment (two- to three-week sprints, daily scrums, and sprint tracking software).

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance at minimum.
• Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree.
• Candidate must have an active CompTIA Security+ or other 8570 IAT Level II certification.
• At least 15 years' experience with:
• • Developing, scripting, testing, and deploying Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud-native resources via automation/orchestration using Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and Python.
  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining Kubernetes (EKS) and Helm architecture across multi-namespace, multi-VPC environments with ingress controllers and load balancers aligned to DoD IL5 security requirements.
  • Building and maintaining automated upgrade workflows for nodes, clusters, and Helm application deployments, including automated rollback and recovery mechanisms triggered by observability alerts.
  • Implementing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Git Hub Actions) integrating automated testing, security scanning (Trivy or equivalent), and deployment verification across controlled environments.
  • Developing and managing Terraform modules and pipelines for repeatable, secure deployment of infrastructure and CAST Imaging services on AWS IL-compliant environments.
  • Implementing STIG compliance, CIS benchmarks, and CVE triage automation to maintain continuous ATO readiness and vulnerability mitigation documentation.
  • Designing and integrating storage and observability solutions (EFS/EBS, metrics, logging) supporting system resiliency and automated response actions.
  • Providing expert troubleshooting of application and infrastructure issues in coordination with product teams, cyber defenders, and infrastructure support.
  • Preparing and maintaining technical documentation, IaC guides, and runbooks to support continuity of operations and ATO packages.
  • Operating within an Agile SDLC environment (two- to three-week sprints, daily scrums, and sprint tracking software).

• Strong experience supporting AWS Cloud One and deploying mission-critical applications in DoD IL4/IL5 environments.
• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes security (RBAC, Pod Security,…