Azure DevSecOps Platform Engineer

George Consulting, LTD; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

George Consulting is seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to support the USMC Enterprise DevSecOps ecosystem across engineering and operations. The role blends systems engineering, platform reliability, security compliance, and customer onboarding to ensure a modern, secure Azure environment remains aligned with mission needs.

Responsibilities include developing IaC modules, pipelines, and automation; maintaining Azure services, Windows and Linux admin; and enforcing RMF-aligned controls while

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• Security+ (IAT II) or equivalent DoD 8570 certification.
• 8+ years of experience (Bachelor’s) or 6+ years (Master’s).
• Deep experience with Azure cloud environments, DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD engineering, and operational sustainment.
• Strong proficiency with Linux and Windows system administration.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, Ansible) and scripting (Azure CLI, PowerShell).
• Hands‑on experience with automated security, compliance tools, container security, and cloud‑native observability platforms.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate emerging Azure services, DevSecOps tooling, Kubernetes enhancements, automated security technologies, and cloud‑native architectural patterns.
• Engineer reusable Azure components such as IaC modules, Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, GitOps workflows, and automation pipelines.
• Prototype new platform features, document engineering findings, and burn down future capability requirements for the USMC Azure Enterprise DevSecOps roadmap.
• Lead modernization initiatives including refactoring, upgrades, architectural improvements, and engineering design corrections.
• Monitor, maintain, and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure to ensure uptime, resiliency, and performance across enterprise applications.
• Support daily operations for Azure services including VMs, storage, networking, ACR, Key Vault, container workloads, and hybrid integrations.
• Manage production and pre‑production CI/CD pipelines, resolve operational failures, and maintain pipeline availability.
• Perform system administration for Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu) and Windows Server environments, including SCCM troubleshooting and domain integration.
• Architect, implement, operate, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Advanced Security, CodeQL, Dependabot, SBOM, SAST/DAST, and automated container security tooling.
• Develop modular Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, and related tools for automated resource creation and lifecycle management.
• Engineer and support cloud‑native applications deployed on Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, and hybrid environments.
• Maintain platform accreditation by applying patches, updates, compliance controls, and configuration changes across Azure and DevSecOps toolchains.
• Operate and engineer automated security capabilities including Trellix, Invicti, Anchore, vulnerability scanning, SAST/DAST, container hardening, and RMF-aligned compliance automation.
• Review logs, alerts, and analytics from Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and security tools to identify, investigate, and remediate resource or subscription issues.
• Lead customer onboarding into the Enterprise DevSecOps environment, ensuring proper provisioning, RBAC, configuration, documentation, and compliance readiness.
• Provide helpdesk and incident support through Remedy, performing root cause analysis and supporting post‑incident reviews.
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, security, QA, and stakeholder teams within Agile/SAFe ceremonies and sprint cycles.
• Produce documentation including system specifications, diagrams, onboarding guides, engineering prototypes, and audit compliance artifacts.

Skills

Azure Cloud

DevSecOps pipelines

CI/CD engineering

Linux system administration

Windows system administration

Scripting (Azure CLI, PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Ansible

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Kubernetes

GitOps

Job description

George Consulting is seeking an Azure DevOps Engineer to support the USMC Enterprise DevSecOps ecosystem across engineering and operations. The role blends systems engineering, platform reliability, security compliance, and customer onboarding to ensure a modern, secure Azure environment remains aligned with mission needs.

Responsibilities include developing IaC modules, pipelines, and automation; maintaining Azure services, Windows and Linux admin; and enforcing RMF-aligned controls while