ANR - DevOps Expert II - AU EEMS

Shee Atiká Government Services; Sitka (AK); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) is seeking a DevOps Expert II to join our cloud team. This fully remote role involves building and testing Compliance as Code, writing IaC, and securing cloud resources in alignment with industry best practices.

The candidate must have DoD Secret clearance eligibility, U.S. citizenship, and 10+ years in cloud engineering, automation, and Agile delivery within AWS environments. This role requires strong scripting and containerization skills.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain/maintain DoD Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in STEM or related field.
• Current CompTIA Security+ CE or 8140 IAT II certification.
• 10+ years in cloud engineering, automation, security, and Agile delivery.
• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Builds, scripts, and tests Compliance as Code for security configurations on cloud resources.
• Writes CaC and IaC for cloud native service deployment and hosted applications.
• Provides cloud service expertise to developers, integrating components into cloud services.
• Secures cloud resources per industry standards and collects evidence of compliance.
• Helps document IaC, resolves IaC intent and input/output questions, and supports deployment controls.
• Works within an Agile SDLC with 2–3 week sprints and daily scrums.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Automation

Security

Agile delivery

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS CodePipeline

Docker

Job description

Description

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) is currently seeking a DevOps Expert II to join our industry-leading, cloud computing team. This is a fully remote role, and the duties and responsibilities are below, but not limited to:

• Builds, scripts, and tests Compliance as Code to apply security configuration(s) to cloud resources upon (or after) deployment.
• Writes CaC and IaC for both cloud native service deployment and for hosted application deployment to cloud services.
• Provides cloud service expertise to cloud-deployed applications, assisting application developers with integrating application-specific components into available cloud services.
• Secures cloud service and application resources according to industry standards and cloud provider best practices and collects and provides evidence for security baseline adherence.
• Prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of IaC when necessary, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of IaC intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
• Works within Agile SDLC framework to include performing work activity within two- to three-week sprints, participating in daily scrums, and utilizing sprint tracking software to track and communicate individual work activity to stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum Candidate Requirements

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.

Candidate must have active DoD Secret Clearance, or eligibility to obtain/maintain DoD Secret Clearance.

Bachelor's Degree (preferably in STEM field).

Candidate must have Current CompTIA Security+ CE or other applicable 8140 IAT II certification.

Candidate must have 10+ years experience with the following:

• Cloud engineering, automation, security, and Agile delivery
• Cloud-native architectures, application refactoring, database migration, and SaaS integration.
• AWS (AWS Services (EC2, EBS, ECS/Fargete, EFS, Workspace, RDS)
• Cloud-native architectures and managed services
• Writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline,)
• Configuring and securing Cloud-based networking
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Docker or other containerization platform and container lifecycle, configuration and maintenance
• Ability to own tasks independently within a sprint cycle

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Exposure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Exposure to AWS Cloud One (C1) within USAF or similar DoD environs
• Experience working in a SIPR environment

About ANR

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and challenging work assignments with opportunities for advancement/career growth.

Our Mission

We deliver meaningful value to our shareholders, people, partners and customers.

Our Values

We are open, honest, and trustworthy.

We respect all beliefs and perspectives.

We work together as one team.

We are committed to excellence in all that we do.

We are responsible and accountable for our actions.

Our Vision

Our people thrive, prosper and are self-sustaining. We inspire and hold each other up through meaningful connections to our land, ocean, traditions and heritage.

EEO Statement

ANR is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or protected veteran status. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

For further information on our equal opportunity protections as part of the employment process:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf

Shareholder Hire

ANR accords a hiring preference to qualified shareholders of its parent corporation, Shee Atiká Incorporated, an Alaska Native corporation, in accordance with and in implementation of applicable law, including without limitation 43 U.S.C.

• 1626(g).

Accessibility

ANR is committed to expanding access to employment for people with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, and your disability prevents you from applying, please advise what reasonable accommodation ANR can provide to assist you in applying for one of our open positions. You may contact us by sending an email to [e-mail]

Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation for applying for a specific posted position will be responded to. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis.

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.