Azure Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer: IaC, AKS & Security

Command Post Technologies, Inc; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great health benefits

401k with generous company matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Command Post Technologies, Inc. in Suffolk, VA is seeking a Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer to automate infrastructure pipelines for J7 JTSD's Azure environments. You will code infrastructure, implement OS hardening, and build secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.

The role requires a DoD clearance, 5+ years of engineering experience, and hands-on Azure management with Terraform and Ansible. On-site position with competitive benefits and veteran-friendly culture.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience (or 3+ years with a Master’s degree).
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Minimum 2+ years writing and maintaining production Terraform configurations or Azure Bicep / ARM templates.
• Hands-on experience developing Ansible playbooks for OS configuration, application deployment, or hardening.
• Minimum 2+ years managing virtual networks, virtual machines, and storage accounts in Microsoft Azure.
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, or CCNA Security).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and maintain production-grade Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Azure Bicep, and Ansible.
• Implement automated operating system hardening playbooks (DISA STIG compliance) for RHEL and Windows Server VMs.
• Construct secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to automate code vulnerability scans, static code analysis (SonarQube), and IaC policy enforcement.
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using AKS and Azure Container Registry.
• Automate monitoring agents, log forwarders, and security telemetry routing to SIEM solutions.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Azure Bicep

Ansible

Azure DevOps

CI/CD security

Kubernetes

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field

Tools

SonarQube

Trivy

Checkov

Prisma Cloud

PowerShell DSC

Job description

Command Post Technologies, Inc. in Suffolk, VA is seeking a Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer to automate infrastructure pipelines for J7 JTSD's Azure environments. You will code infrastructure, implement OS hardening, and build secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.

The role requires a DoD clearance, 5+ years of engineering experience, and hands-on Azure management with Terraform and Ansible. On-site position with competitive benefits and veteran-friendly culture.