Cloud Engineer: Azure Govt/DoD, DevSecOps & IaC

Prana Comunicación; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IPTA Technology Solutions is seeking a skilled Cloud/DevOps Engineer to join our Army Data Science Environment team in Austin, TX. You will design, implement, and secure Azure cloud platforms, automate IaC (Terraform/ARM/Bicep), and build CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance with DoD standards.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in Azure-based cloud/DevOps, strong scripting (Python/PowerShell), container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes), and experience with security controls and RMF/STIG

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps roles
• Experience designing and deploying solutions in Microsoft Azure
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Knowledge of secure cloud architecture and cybersecurity best practices
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Active Security clearance required
• Microsoft Azure / Azure Government Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep) Kubernetes and container platforms CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps) Python or PowerShell automation
• Monitoring and observability platforms such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Identity and access management using Azure Active Directory

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining the secure cloud platform powering DoD Data Science Environments
• Enabling data scientists and analytic teams to deploy AI/ML models and analytics tools
• Automating cloud infrastructure and platform services using DevSecOps and IaC
• Improving reliability, scalability, and observability of data platforms
• Supporting containerized analytic workloads used by Army organizations
• Designing secure architectures and automated compliance within DoD cloud environments
• Collaborating with developers, data engineers, and cybersecurity teams
• Documenting solutions, architecture decisions, and operational procedures
• Managing CI/CD pipelines and container workloads with Docker/Kubernetes
• Implementing security scanning, compliance validation, and automated testing

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps practices

Security best practices

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Terraform

ARM

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Azure Monitor

Prometheus

Grafana

Python

PowerShell

Azure Active Directory

Job description

IPTA Technology Solutions is seeking a skilled Cloud/DevOps Engineer to join our Army Data Science Environment team in Austin, TX. You will design, implement, and secure Azure cloud platforms, automate IaC (Terraform/ARM/Bicep), and build CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance with DoD standards.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in Azure-based cloud/DevOps, strong scripting (Python/PowerShell), container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes), and experience with security controls and RMF/STIG