Staff DevOps Engineer

Game Plan Tech is a mission-driven consulting and services firm focused on helping government teams with innovative technologies. They are seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to drive architecture and security for cloud computing solutions, scale best practices, and enhance team effectiveness in the DoD sector.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert with regards to Certification and Accreditation (C&A) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management FrameworkRMF) standards and guidance as outlined in the NIST Special Publication(s) (SP) 800-53 and 800-37
• Identify, manage, and resolve cloud computing security risks, implementing
• “best practices’ for a cloud environment across all service models and derivatives of such
• Provides cloud computing expertise to analyze and design cloud hosting requirements in multiple platforms, including Azure, Google, OCI and AWS
• Collaborate with DLA technicians and vendors on hosting activities and troubleshoot deployment related issues, providing subject matter expertise on secure cloud
• Computing and its related architecture, native services, DISA enterprise cloud offerings, and security architecture that must meet DoD/DISA policies, directives, and guidelines
• Has Cloud Security Requirements Guide knowledge to employ controls including but not limited to network security, tenant isolation, encryptions, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, and Zero Trust (ZT) considerations
• Recommends cloud hosting solutions and innovations to streamline business processes, developing deployment specifications/guides to include configurations, test plans, results and relevant cloud hosting documentation to support EH’s operations

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud computing, designing and managing complex cloud environments, deploying and migration workloads to cloud environments
• 5 years of relevant Certification and Accreditation experience, evaluating Cybersecurity Controls, and conducting C&A reviews for large-scale information systems
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST C&A, Zero Trust, SCCA FRD, and SRG
• Experience with automation, hybrid computing, edge computing, and cloud-native microservices, as well as networking or standard Internet of Things (IoT) protocols, as well as expertise particularly in Azure, Google, OCI, and AWS
• At least one industry Cloud certification(s): AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Foundations, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional, Google Cloud Platform Cloud Architect
• Knowledgeable and experienced in FedRAMP assessment methodology of security and privacy controls deployed in cloud information systems including the domain areas of: Architectural Concepts & Design Requirements, Cloud Data Security, Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security, Cloud Application Security, Operations, and Legal & Compliance
• Possess IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive security clearance or Tier 3 (T3)
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II