Cloud DevOps Engineeer

Red Arch Solutions; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid healthcare

Annual training allocation

Elite technical community

Job summary

Red Arch Solutions seeks a robust Cloud DevOps Engineer to engineer, maintain, and optimize the infrastructure for an enterprise data modernization initiative at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This role operates in a fast-paced Agile framework, building automated pipelines and managing containerized infrastructure to ensure availability and security across environments.

The position emphasizes collaboration, DoD cyber standards adherence, and hands-on ownership from development through

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph clearance required.
• 16+ years of DoD/IC cloud or systems experience; BS can substitute 4 years.
• Proven Linux-based cloud infra management with container orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift) and CI/CD tooling.
• Must maintain DoD 8570 compliance (e.g., Security+ CE).

Responsibilities

• Environment management for secure development, test, and production environments.
• Implement and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines with agency-approved tools.
• Support a modern tech stack including Oracle, NiFi, Python, Jenkins, SonarQube, GitLab, OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Design and execute disaster recovery plans with RTO <4 hours and RPO <1 hour.
• Establish automated system monitoring and alerting for outages and performance issues.

Skills

Linux administration

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitLab

Jenkins

Python

Bash

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle

NiFi

GitLab

Jenkins

SonarQube

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Red Arch Solutions is actively seeking a robust Cloud DevOps Engineer to engineer, maintain, and optimize the infrastructure for an enterprise data modernization initiative at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This role is critical for ensuring the continuous availability and security of development, test, and production environments. Working in a fast‑paced Agile framework, you will leverage modern DevSecOps tools to implement automated pipelines, maintain containerized infrastructure, and execute comprehensive disaster recovery protocols.

Red Arch Distinction: People First

Red Arch Solutions is a flat, highly collaborative organization where your voice is heard. We prioritize work/life balance and individualized professional growth, backed by a 100% company‑paid healthcare model, a robust annual training allocation, and an elite technical community solving our nation's most urgent national security challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Environment Management: Administer and maintain secure development, test, and production environments, ensuring rigorous separation of duties and streamlined promotion procedures.
• DevSecOps Automation: Implement and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines to support continuous build/test, security scanning, code quality analysis, and automated deployments utilizing agency‑approved toolsets.
• Infrastructure Support: Support a diverse, modern technology stack that may include tools such as Oracle, NiFi, Python, Jenkins, SonarQube, GitLab, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
• Disaster Recovery Operations: Implement and test robust backup and recovery capabilities to ensure the platform meets stringent Recovery Time Objectives (<4 hours) and Recovery Point Objectives (<1 hour).
• System Monitoring: Establish and manage automated alerting mechanisms for system outages, performance degradation, and processing failures to ensure high availability.

Required Qualifications

• Clearance: Active, current Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph is mandatory.
• Experience: 16+ years of systems administration or cloud engineering experience within secure DoD or Intelligence Community environments. A BS degree can be used in lieu of 4 years of experience.
• Technical Literacy: Proven experience managing Linux‑based cloud infrastructure, container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift), and CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Certification: Must maintain DoD 8570 compliance (e.g., Security+ CE).

Desired Skills & Frameworks

• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent Azure certification highly desired.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing Apache NiFi data flows.
• Strong scripting abilities (Python, Bash) and experience operating within Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.

Salary range $190,000-215,000 #CJ