Key skills
DevOps engineeringGitLabCI/CD pipeline developmentInfrastructure as CodeCloudFormationAnsibleAWSAzureAmazon EKSPatch managementVulnerability managementPythonBashPublic Trust clearanceAIEKSAzure DevOpsCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Imagineeer is a fast-growing SBA 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business headquartered in Arlington, VA, delivering federal AI modernization across various sectors. The DevOps Engineer will focus on building and maintaining cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation in AWS and Azure environments to support federal mission requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab to support application and infrastructure deployment
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation, Ansible, and related tooling
- Architect and support cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments
- Deploy, manage, and optimize containerized workloads on Amazon EKS
- Automate repetitive operational tasks to improve deployment speed, reliability, and consistency
- Manage patch management processes across infrastructure and application environments
- Support vulnerability management activities, including scanning, remediation tracking, and reporting
- Collaborate with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams to align DevOps practices with federal security and compliance requirements (NIST, FISMA)
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure, pipeline, and deployment issues
- Partner with Program Management and technical leads to support contract deliverables and documentation
Requirements:
- 6–10 years of experience in DevOps engineering with strong cloud infrastructure background
- Hands-on experience with GitLab and CI/CD pipeline development
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, Ansible)
- Proficiency across both AWS and Azure cloud platforms
- Experience deploying and managing containerized applications on EKS
- Experience with patch management and vulnerability management processes and tooling
- Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively in a fully remote, distributed team environment
- U.S. Citizenship (per contract requirements)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator Associate
- Prior experience supporting federal government contracts
- Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable, Nessus, or similar)
- Experience with container security best practices