DevSecOps Cloud Automation Engineer

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned DevSecOps professional to lead and implement secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines in a DoD-focused setting. The role emphasizes building compliant AWS GovCloud environments, automating security validation, and mentoring teams across cloud, security, and architecture disciplines.

Key duties include standardizing GitLab pipelines, maintaining automation with Terraform and Ansible, and supporting container workloads (EKS/ECR) while aligning with SAFe

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 7+ years of hands-on DevSecOps, cloud, platform, systems, or infrastructure automation experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, and Linux administration in production environments
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible
• Working knowledge of containers, cloud networking, IAM, and secure infrastructure design
• Experience implementing cybersecurity guardrails, vulnerability remediation, and automated security validation in secure or regulated environments
• Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, pipeline, operating system, networking, container, and security issues
• Strong technical communication, documentation, independent problem‑solving, collaboration, and prioritization skills
• Active DoW Secret security clearance
• Active DoDI 8140-compliant certification, such as Security+, CISSP, or CISM, or ability to obtain
• Preferred: AWS GovCloud, NIST, RMF, DoD 8140, DoD authorization/compliance processes, Kubernetes/EKS, ECR, GitOps, containerized application delivery, ACAS, Elastic Agent, CloudWatch agents, ATO activities, SAFe Agile Release Train, and Army/DoD mission‑critical systems experience

Aufgaben

• Develop, maintain, and standardize GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including reusable jobs, parent/child pipelines, runners, triggers, and integrated security testing
• Build and maintain secure, resilient, reusable, and maintainable AWS GovCloud infrastructure using Terraform and other automation
• Create and maintain Ansible Playbooks for Windows and Linux installation, patching, hardening, configuration, and operational support
• Support AWS services and containerized workloads including EC2, RDS, ECR/EKS, Systems Manager, Secrets Manager, and approved/hardened container images such as Iron Bank
• Automate security controls, vulnerability remediation, and validation using DoD security tooling such as ACAS, Elastic Agent, and CloudWatch agents
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, pipeline, operating system, networking, container, and security issues
• Simplify, standardize, and improve DevSecOps and cloud capabilities while reducing technical debt and redundant solutions
• Collaborate with application, cloud, cybersecurity, and architecture teams to support changing ATIS priorities
• Create and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and reusable patterns
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while remaining hands‑on
• Support the U.S. Army Training Information System (ATIS) modernization into a secure, cloud-native enterprise capability within a SAFe Agile Release Train

Kenntnisse

GitLab CI/CD

AWS GovCloud

Terraform

Ansible

DevSecOps

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

EKS

ECR

ACAS

Elastic Agent

CloudWatch

SAFe Agile Release Train

Jobbeschreibung

• Develop, maintain, and standardize GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including reusable jobs, parent/child pipelines, runners, triggers, and integrated security testing
• Build and maintain secure, resilient, reusable, and maintainable AWS GovCloud infrastructure using Terraform and other automation
• Create and maintain Ansible Playbooks for Windows and Linux installation, patching, hardening, configuration, and operational support
• Support AWS services and containerized workloads including EC2, RDS, ECR/EKS, Systems Manager, Secrets Manager, and approved/hardened container images such as Iron Bank
• Automate security controls, vulnerability remediation, and validation using DoD security tooling such as ACAS, Elastic Agent, and CloudWatch agents
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, pipeline, operating system, networking, container, and security issues
• Simplify, standardize, and improve DevSecOps and cloud capabilities while reducing technical debt and redundant solutions
• Collaborate with application, cloud, cybersecurity, and architecture teams to support changing ATIS priorities
• Create and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and reusable patterns
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while remaining hands‑on
• Support the U.S. Army Training Information System (ATIS) modernization into a secure, cloud-native enterprise capability within a SAFe Agile Release Train

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 7+ years of hands-on DevSecOps, cloud, platform, systems, or infrastructure automation experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, and Linux administration in production environments
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible
• Working knowledge of containers, cloud networking, IAM, and secure infrastructure design
• Experience implementing cybersecurity guardrails, vulnerability remediation, and automated security validation in secure or regulated environments
• Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, pipeline, operating system, networking, container, and security issues
• Strong technical communication, documentation, independent problem‑solving, collaboration, and prioritization skills
• Active DoW Secret security clearance
• Active DoDI 8140-compliant certification, such as Security+, CISSP, or CISM, or ability to obtain
• Preferred: AWS GovCloud, NIST, RMF, DoD 8140, DoD authorization/compliance processes, Kubernetes/EKS, ECR, GitOps, containerized application delivery, ACAS, Elastic Agent, CloudWatch agents, ATO activities, SAFe Agile Release Train, and Army/DoD mission‑critical systems experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS infrastructure using Terraform, and Ansible Playbooks for operational support. Proficient in automating security controls and troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues within secure environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS GovCloud
• Terraform
• Ansible
• DevSecOps

Hard Skills

• Infrastructure Automation
• Linux Administration
• Configuration Management
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Security Validation
• Cloud Networking
• Container Management
• Technical Documentation
• Troubleshooting
• Cybersecurity Guardrails

Soft Skills

• Technical Communication
• Independent Problem‑Solving
• Collaboration
• Prioritization

Certifications & Qualifications

• DoDI 8140-compliant Certification
• Security+
• CISSP
• CISM

Industry Keywords

• NIST
• RMF
• DoD 8140
• ATO Activities
• Army/DoD Mission‑Critical Systems

Tools & Technologies

• ACAS
• Elastic Agent
• CloudWatch
• Kubernetes
• EKS
• ECR
• SAFe Agile Release Train