AWS Devops Engineer

Elevate Technology Solutions; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Technology Solutions delivers secure, scalable technology solutions for federal civilian and DoD customers. We seek an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a high-visibility cloud modernization program and advance automation, IaC, and ServiceNow operations.

Ideal candidates have strong AWS infrastructure experience, Terraform expertise, Git-based workflows, and CI/CD automation in secure production environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional IT experience.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain SIPR access.
• Experience with AWS and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with IaC and CI/CD in secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Develop IaC using Terraform and modules.
• Build and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for deployments.
• Manage cloud resources: compute, storage, networking, IAM.
• Support ServiceNow platform operations and infrastructure.
• Contribute to security hardening and STIG compliance.
• Provide production support and incident response.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Terraform

Git workflows

CI/CD

Linux

Security hardening

ServiceNow

Disaster recovery

Tools

Terraform

Git

ServiceNow

Job description

Elevate Technology Solutions

Location: Hybrid – Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) or Gunter AFB (Montgomery, AL)

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required (SIPR Access Required)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Elevate Technology Solutions

Elevate Technology Solutions delivers secure, scalable, and mission-focused technology solutions supporting federal civilian and Department of Defense customers. Our teams help modernize cloud infrastructure, automate enterprise operations, strengthen cybersecurity, and enable mission-critical capabilities across highly secure environments.

Position Overview

Elevate Technology Solutions is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a high-visibility Department of Defense cloud modernization program. This role will focus on maintaining and improving cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, supporting ServiceNow platform operations, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.

The ideal candidate has strong AWS infrastructure experience, Terraform expertise, Git-based development workflows, and CI/CD automation experience within secure production environments.

This position requires candidates to reside within 50 miles of Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) or Gunter AFB (Montgomery, AL) and possess an active Secret Clearance with eligibility for SIPR access.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Build, manage, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure deployments.
• Manage cloud resources including compute, storage, networking, and identity services.
• Support GitLab-based source control, branching strategies, and code reviews.
• Administer Linux-based environments and troubleshoot system-level issues.
• Implement security hardening and maintain STIG-compliant configurations.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.
• Provide operational support for ServiceNow platform infrastructure and environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues across cloud infrastructure, automation pipelines, and applications.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, operational efficiency, and platform reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional IT experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain SIPR access
• At least one current cloud certification (AWS, Azure, or equivalent)

Required Technical Skills

AWS Cloud

• EC2
• VPC
• IAM
• S3
• EBS
• Security Groups
• Route Tables

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform
• Terraform modules
• State management

Source Control

• Git
• Branching strategies
• Merge requests

DevOps

• Build/Test/Deploy workflows
• Services
• Permissions
• Performance tuning

Security

• STIG implementation
• Configuration compliance
• Security baseline validation

Backup & Recovery

• Disaster recovery concepts

ServiceNow

• Platform administration
• Operational maintenance
• Infrastructure support for ServiceNow environments

Operations

• Production support
• Root cause analysis
• Cross-functional incident resolution

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense cloud environments
• Experience operating in classified or highly secure environments
• Familiarity with enterprise ServiceNow implementations
• Experience improving operational efficiency through automation
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills