Azure DevOps Engineer – Secret Clearance (Onsite DC)

hatch I.T.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

hatch I.T. is seeking a mid-level DevOps Engineer to support NTIA FSDS programs within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

You will implement and maintain secure Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with security personnel, developers, and system admins to support deployments across Azure environments. You will own defined tasks, troubleshoot deployment issues, and build repeatable automation.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance or higher required.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification, or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years DevOps/cloud engineering experience (or 5+ years in lieu of degree).
• Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
• Experience creating, modifying, and troubleshooting Azure DevOps YAML pipelines for builds, testing, security scanning, and deployments.
• Experience supporting application deployments across development, test, and production environments.
• Practical experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or comparable technologies.
• Experience building and running containers using Docker, with working knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm.
• Ability to write and troubleshoot automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience using Git-based version control, including branches, pull requests, and collaborative code reviews.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, cloud networking, access controls, secrets management, and monitoring and logging.
• Ability to investigate technical issues, document solutions, communicate progress, and work independently on assigned tasks while collaborating with the team.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure resources for unclassified and classified systems.
• Create and update Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Build and maintain Docker images; support Kubernetes/Helm deployments.
• Configure networking and access controls in coordination with security personnel.
• Develop and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines to automate builds, tests, and deployments.
• Integrate security checks for code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure.
• Maintain deployment scripts, templates, artifacts, and release configurations; support approvals.
• Assist deployments in restricted environments following approved procedures.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment/configuration differences across environments.
• Keep deployment documentation and runbooks current.

Skills

Security clearance

CompTIA Security+

Azure deployment

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Scripting

Git

Linux

Cloud networking

Secrets management

Monitoring

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

Job description

hatch I.T. is seeking a mid-level DevOps Engineer to support NTIA FSDS programs within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

You will implement and maintain secure Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with security personnel, developers, and system admins to support deployments across Azure environments. You will own defined tasks, troubleshoot deployment issues, and build repeatable automation.