Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer

Torch Technologies, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

medical

dental

vision

life insurance

short-term disability

long-term disability

flexible spending accounts

Health Saving Accounts

Job summary

Torch Technologies is hiring a Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer to automate and secure Azure environments. You will code infrastructure, implement automated hardening, and build secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps. Based out of Suffolk, VA or Huntsville, AL, the role requires DoD clearance and experience with AKS, SIEM, and vulnerability tooling.

Join a 100% employee-owned company that values growth, collaboration, and mission-focused engineering for government programs.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent).
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience (or 3+ years with a Master’s).
• Active Secret DoD clearance.
• Minimum 2+ years writing and maintaining production Terraform configurations or Azure Bicep/ARM templates.
• Hands-on experience developing Ansible playbooks for OS configuration, deployment, or hardening.
• Minimum 2+ years managing Azure virtual networks, VMs, and storage accounts.
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification.
• Strong problem-solving and collaborative communication.

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and maintain production‑grade IaC using Terraform, Azure Bicep, and Ansible.
• Implement automated OS hardening playbooks for RHEL and Windows Server VMs.
• Construct secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps with vulnerability scans and IaC policy checks.
• Deploy and manage container workloads with AKS and Azure Container Registry.
• Automate monitoring agents, log forwarders, and security telemetry to SIEM.

Education

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

Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep

Ansible

Azure DevOps

AKS

Azure Container Registry

SonarQube

DISA STIG

Job description

Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee‑owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies is seeking a Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer to build and automate the infrastructure pipelines that power J7 JTSD's Azure environments. Based out of Suffolk, VA or Huntsville, AL, you will work in tandem with NIWC and contractor architects to eliminate manual provisioning by coding infrastructure, automated configuration baselines, and CI/CD security validation

Duties

• 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server virtual machines.
• 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 application workloads utilizing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry.
• Automate continuous monitoring agents, log collection forwarders, and security telemetry routing to SIEM solutions.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• 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 level DOW clearance
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and/or DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400); HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
• Demonstrable experience automating DISA STIG remediation across RHEL 8/9 and Windows Server using Ansible or PowerShell DSC.
• Practical experience integrating automated security gates (Trivy, Checkov, SonarQube, Prisma Cloud) into Azure DevOps or GitLab CI pipelines.
• Direct experience deploying and operating production Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in government‑regulated environments.
• Strong technical documentation, briefing, and reporting experience

Schedule: M-F; 8-5

Work Location: Suffolk, VA or Huntsville, AL – Hybrid / Flexible On‑Site.

Travel: Yes, 0-10%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

Salary Range for VA: $135,000-$155,000

Benefits

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short‑term disability
• long‑term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• paid time off
• holidays

Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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About Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies. Torch Technologies is dedicated to providing superior research, development, and engineering services to the Department of Defense. As defense contractors, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. From the CEO's desk... When Bill Roark and Don Holder founded Torch in 2002, they knew that employees were the company's greatest asset. They believed that offering employees a stake in the outcome, by making them all owners, was critical to building a successful organization. I share that feeling. Bill and Don's original intent was fully achieved in 2011 when Torch converted to a 100 percent S-Corp ESOP. Since that time, the company has grown over ten-fold and gained national recognition for the success we have demonstrated as an employee‑owned company. Today, Torch continues to respect the individual contributions of our employee‑owners and to share the rewards of our success. In addition, we continue to foster an environment of employee recognition, respect, development, and comradery while striving to achieve a healthy work‑life balance. We recognize that core to our company is a culture of trust with our employees, customers, business partners, and community. Our management team is committed to continue to earn that trust. This past year, Torch proudly announced that we were Certified Evergreen. A timely achievement for Torch employee‑owners as they will celebrate Torch’s 20th anniversary this October, becoming Certified Evergreen signifies that Torch employee‑owners can look back on Torch’s past with pride, Torch is also looking forward. Becoming Certified Evergreen means that Torch has committed to finding ways to make 100 percent employee ownership sustainable so that Torch will remain a private company forever. Going forward, Torch will continue to evolve to address market and technology changes in order to become a major provider of cost‑effective technical services and solutions to the Warfighter. We are making significant investments into facilities, equipment, business systems, and research to enable us to provide innovations and timely business services to our clients. We feel that always looking to improve our service is key to sustaining customer trust in the future. Likewise, we believe that continuing to share ownership is one of the ways we maintain employee trust and an unparalleled commitment to succeed. Combined, these timeless principles form the basis of the Torch culture. A culture that we are committed to continue and strive to pass on to the next generation of employee‑owners as an Evergreen Company.