DevSecOps / Cloud Platform Engineer

i4DM is seeking a DevSecOps / Cloud Platform Engineer to design, automate, secure, and operate ATLAS, the VA’s multi-cloud data management and analytics platform. The role builds and operates Azure and AWS infrastructure and shared services, strengthens CI/CD, security, observability, and governance, and supports reliable data integrations and delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and operate secure, scalable platform environments across Azure and AWS for development, testing, and production workloads
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code and configuration-management practices with tools such as Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible, or Packer
• Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines that integrate automated testing, security scanning, compliance checks, artifact management, and controlled deployments
• Administer containerized workloads and shared platform services using Docker, Kubernetes, and managed cloud orchestration services
• Support the reliable operation and deployment of Summit data services, including Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, Databricks, Starburst, and Azure Data Lake Service
• Enable secure integrations among databases, APIs, event streams, data pipelines, analytics services, and external enterprise systems
• Implement cloud security controls including identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, network segmentation, vulnerability remediation, patching, and Zero Trust principles
• Build observability and operational monitoring using cloud-native and enterprise logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, and dashboard capabilities
• Lead incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; implement resiliency, backup, recovery, retry, and performance-optimization strategies
• Support metadata, governance, and data-quality capabilities using Collibra and enable downstream Azure ML/AI services and Pyramid Analytics/Power BI solutions
• Partner with architecture, cybersecurity, development, database, and data engineering teams to align platform services with application and data-product requirements
• Develop and maintain platform architecture documentation, operational runbooks, standards, and procedures
• Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and participate in Agile planning, design reviews, and stakeholder discussions

Requirements:

• Eight (8) or more years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, systems engineering, or related enterprise roles
• Strong hands-on experience designing and operating cloud environments in Azure and AWS
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with integrated automated testing, security scanning, and deployment controls
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or comparable technologies
• Experience administering Linux environments, Docker containers, and Kubernetes-based platforms
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, secrets management, encryption, networking, vulnerability management, compliance, and secure configuration practices
• Experience with logging, monitoring, and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, CloudWatch, Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, or Grafana
• Experience supporting enterprise data platforms and services including Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, Databricks, Starburst, Azure Data Lake Service, and Collibra
• Familiarity with Azure ML/AI services and Pyramid Analytics/Power BI platform support
• Experience troubleshooting distributed systems, platform integrations, performance bottlenecks, and production incidents
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders and produce clear architecture and operational documentation
• Ability to lead technical efforts, work independently, and collaborate effectively in Agile delivery teams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, other federal agencies, healthcare systems, or regulated environments
• Familiarity with federal cloud security requirements, Zero Trust, FedRAMP-aligned architectures, and healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR
• Experience with event-driven platforms, Kafka or AWS MSK, real-time streaming, and resilient integration patterns
• Relevant cloud, Kubernetes, security, or DevOps certifications