AWS Cloud Infrastructure / DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required with agreement to obtain [...]

north point technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support secure cloud operations for a national security mission. The candidate must have an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and will manage deployments, drive change management, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in a DoD/IC cloud environment.

The role requires on-site work in a SCIF, strong AWS/containerization skills, and familiarity with security accreditation processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in DevSecOps or Site Reliability Engineering in a cloud environment (AWS).
• Hands-on experience managing CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage application deployments across multiple environments and deploy code updates.
• Own the Change Management process for production and coordinate deployment windows with stakeholders.

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

ECS

AWS

Change management

RMF/XACTA

IaC

Kubernetes (EKS)

Tools

GitLab CI

Lambda

RDS

Job description

Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered.

North Point Technology is looking to hire a DevSecOps Engineer to support secure cloud operations for a national security mission. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph and will manage application deployments, drive the change management process, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in a DoD/IC cloud environment. The ideal candidate has strong command of AWS, containerization, and security accreditation processes, and is willing to work on-site in a SCIF up to 100% of each week.

Responsibilities

This position centers on secure software deployment and reliability engineering in a mission-critical cloud environment. Duties include managing application deployments across multiple environments—deploying code updates, troubleshooting deployment failures, and executing environment-specific configurations; owning the Change Management (CHG) process for production by preparing and submitting change requests, shepherding them through ISO, TESR, and Outage Board approval gates, and coordinating deployment windows with stakeholders; maintaining security and compliance posture through XACTA documentation, TESR approvals, and enterprise log retention (NSS) requirements; and operating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and the supporting infrastructure.

Required Skills/Experience

• Experience in DevSecOps or Site Reliability Engineering in a cloud environment (AWS)
• Hands‑on experience managing CI/CD pipelines
• Containerized deployments with Docker and ECS
• Core AWS infrastructure services (e.g., Lambda, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, S3)
• Change management and security accreditation in a DoD/IC environment (e.g., CHG, RMF, XACTA)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and deployment rollback procedures

Preferred Skills/Experience

• GitLab CI pipeline configuration and management
• EKS (Kubernetes) migrations or hybrid ECS/EKS environments
• National Security Systems (NSS) requirements, including log retention and compliance standards
• MCP server deployment
• Node.js / TypeScript ecosystem (Lambda runtimes, dependency management, layer packaging)
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.