DevOps Engineer (REMOTE)

Koniag Government Services is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support their government customer in next-generation cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity automation efforts. The role involves designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud resources, and ensuring compliance and security in cloud operations.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines that automate build, test, security validation, and deployment workflows
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or related technologies to provision and configure cloud resources consistently
• Engineer, deploy, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments, with emphasis on availability, resiliency, and repeatable delivery
• Support continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) and automated ATO processes by automating compliance checks, evidence collection, assessment workflows, and use of pre-configured templates
• Integrate and operationalize security and compliance telemetry from tools such as Splunk, Tenable, and CrowdStrike to support continuous monitoring, automated compliance validation, and remediation tracking
• Support ingestion, normalization, and use of compliance data from FedRAMP, StateRAMP, SOC 2, and related sources within authorization and continuous-monitoring workflows
• Maintain cloud configuration-management processes, approved baselines, and version-controlled environment configuration standards
• Provide engineering support for continuous cybersecurity operations, including technical enablement of 24x7 security monitoring, event-log management, alerting, dashboards, and reporting
• Support incident-response activities by developing or maintaining automation, integrations, and infrastructure capabilities used for containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis
• Implement and improve analytics and automation capabilities, including AI-enabled approaches where approved, to enhance threat detection, triage, and operational efficiency
• Produce and maintain event-log management reports and supporting artifacts consistent with applicable federal requirements, including OMB M-21-31
• Collaborate with development, security, cloud architecture, and operations teams to integrate DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure and pipeline performance; resolve complex issues in a timely and effective manner
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, configuration records, and operational playbooks
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and evaluate tools, technologies, and processes that improve DevOps, cloud operations, security automation, and system onboarding

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university
• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related technical role
• Hands-on experience with GitLab for source control management and CI/CD pipeline development
• Demonstrated experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Ansible and AWS CloudFormation
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proficiency in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD
• Strong experience with IaC tools, including Ansible and AWS CloudFormation; experience with Terraform is also beneficial
• Hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and managing AWS and/or Azure cloud resources
• Experience with version control and branching strategies using Git and GitLab
• Experience integrating, supporting, or consuming data from security and observability tools such as Splunk, Tenable, CrowdStrike, CloudWatch, or equivalent platforms
• Working knowledge of continuous monitoring, cATO/automated ATO concepts, security evidence automation, and federal compliance processes
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, FIPS 199, FedRAMP, and related cloud-security requirements
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell to support automation tasks
• Familiarity with cloud-security practices, including IAM, secrets management, network-security configurations, logging, and auditability
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, pipeline, and security-integration issues across multi-cloud environments
• Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology, especially Scrum
• Ability to work in a team environment under the direction of a technical lead
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• Experience working in a federal government IT environment
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud certification
• Microsoft Azure certification, such as Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator
• Experience with GitLab Ultimate features, including security scanning, DAST/SAST, and compliance pipelines
• Experience automating compliance evidence collection, security-control validation, POA&M tracking, or continuous-monitoring workflows
• Familiarity with event-log management and reporting practices aligned to OMB M-21-31
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent platforms
• Experience with secrets-management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and their application in cloud environments
• Experience supporting cloud migration or modernization projects within a government or enterprise setting