Azure Devops Engineer

Artha; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Artha seeks a seasoned DevOps Engineer to build internal tooling and a platform across Azure, CI/CD, and Kubernetes. You will develop Go-based CLI tools for cloud provisioning, maintain Terraform IaC, and automate pipelines with GitLab.

Role requires TS/SCI clearance, strong scripting in PowerShell or Python, and experience with Ansible/Puppet/Chef. Ideal candidates will manage Azure/AWS resources, implement secure artifact workflows, and contribute to a robust security posture in air-gapped

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of related experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Experience developing Go-based CLI tools and API integrations for cloud provisioning.
• Strong experience deploying cloud resources in Azure and AWS.
• IaC experience with Terraform.
• Scripting in PowerShell or Python for automation.
• Familiarity with AD, Entra ID, DNS.
• Configuration-management with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Preferred experience with VDI, RHEL/Windows patching, Helm deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build internal DevOps tools, CLI utilities, and automation scripts.
• Operate internal developer platform across Azure, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and air-gapped environments.
• Develop Go-based tooling to automate cloud provisioning with Terraform.
• Create and maintain GitLab pipelines with testing, SBOMs, and scans.
• Manage Kubernetes with Helm and cloud resources in Azure/AWS.
• Implement secure artifact movement and offline scanning for high-security environments.
• Automate pipeline and OS tasks using Python or PowerShell.
• Apply secret-management practices and vulnerability scanning.

Skills

Go tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infra

Scripting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

PowerShell

Python

Kubernetes

Helm

Azure

AWS

GitLab CI

Job description

• Build internal DevOps tools, CLI utilities, API integrations, and automation scripts.
• Build and operate an internal developer platform across Azure, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and automation in connected and air-gapped environments.
• Develop Go-based tooling to automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and use Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Create and maintain GitLab source-control workflows and deterministic pipelines with testing, security scans, JUnit results, SBOMs, and scan evidence.
• Manage Kubernetes deployments with Helm and configure cloud resources across Azure and AWS.
• Implement secure artifact movement, repository mirroring, offline scanning, and promotion for high-side environments.
• Automate pipeline and operating-system tasks using Python or PowerShell and support configuration management with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Apply secret-management practices and vulnerability or misconfiguration scanning, including SAST, infrastructure-as-code, and secret detection.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and five years of experience, or four years of experience in lieu of the degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Experience developing Go-based CLI tools and API integrations for cloud infrastructure provisioning.
• Strong experience deploying and managing cloud resources in Azure and AWS.
• Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform.
• Scripting experience with PowerShell or Python for pipeline and operating-system automation.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, Entra ID, and DNS.
• Configuration-management experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Preferred experience with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, RHEL and Windows patching, and Helm for Kubernetes deployments.
• Strong documentation practices for handoffs and audits are desired.