Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise-grade Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and containerized platform deployments in Azure Government environments.
Create and enhance various automation processes, including build management, automated deployments, automated testing, and configuration management.
Support management of AKS clusters across dev/test/prod environments, assisting the team with day-to-day operations.
Build, scan, and harden Linux-based container images; push to private Azure Container Registry using Docker or Podman.
Perform container vulnerability scanning with Trivy and remediate CVEs for cyber approval processes.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitLab YAML syntax.
Contribute to Terraform modules and automation frameworks used across teams for infrastructure provisioning.
Write Bash scripts for Linux-based automation tasks; PowerShell and Python experience a plus.
Assist with technical deployments and ongoing operations for platforms including Elasticsearch/Kibana, Keycloak, RabbitMQ, and Azure AI infrastructure.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues involving Application Gateway, private endpoints, Entra ID integration, and APIM.

Minimum 5 years of IT/DevOps engineering experience
Active Secret clearance (or ability to obtain Interim Secret prior to start)
CompTIA Security+ certification
AZ-104 or AZ-305 certification
Strong Bash scripting proficiency in Linux environments
Hands-on experience building and managing Linux-based containers (Docker or Podman)
Familiarity with Kubernetes tooling: kubectl, Helm, Kustomize
Experience with pipeline YAML syntax (Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or similar)
Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform
Understanding of Azure services: AKS, Azure Networking, Entra ID, Azure SQL, App Gateway
Experience with CI/CD concepts across multiple toolchains
Scripting experience in Python

Senior DevOps Engineer

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