DevOps Engineer

ecsfederal; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a DevOps Engineer to support Ft. Meade, MD, in a hybrid role with 3 days onsite. You will design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments, focusing on CI/CD, IaC, and platform automation.

The ideal candidate will bridge development and operations, work across Azure/AWS/GCP, and implement secure, reliable deployments while mentoring team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years related professional experience.
• Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).
• Willingness to obtain security clearance if not already held.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain immutable IaC across multi-cloud environments.
• Build, optimize, and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters for high availability and scalability.
• Establish unified monitoring and log centralization across hybrid systems.
• Enforce DevSecOps practices, IAM policies, and security guardrails.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud networking concepts

Problem-solving

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Security+ (DoD 8140 IAT Level II)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

ARM/CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a DevOps Engineer to work at our Ft. Meate, MD location.

Everforth ECS is seeking a DevOps Engineer to work in a hybrid capacity with 3 days a week onsite at DISA HQ in Ft. Meade, MD. This position will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure across cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP) environment. A successful candidate will be able to bridge the gap between development and operations teams, optimizing continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to drive automation and efficiency. This position will work as a member of a team managing and maintaining multiple coalition Mission Partner network enclaves in support of the DoW community and will work with a team to design, implement, and maintain enclaves' virtual infrastructure in both AWS and Azure Cloud as well as on premises deployments. The ideal candidate has exceptional problem-solving skills and a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts, modern CI/CD pipeline, platform automation, and infrastructure development supporting these technologies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design, deploy, and maintain immutable infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, or cloud-native tools (ARM, CloudFormation) across multi-cloud environments


• Deployment & CI/CD Pipelines: Build, optimize, and manage end-to-end automated deployment pipelines using platforms like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI to enable high-speed, secure software delivery


• Containerization & Orchestration: Manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS/GKE), ensuring high availability for containerized applications


• Observability & Reliability: Establish unified monitoring, log centralization, and alert systems across hybrid systems using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or relevant tech stacks.


• Security & Compliance: Enforce DevSecOps practices, managing IAM policies, network security, and compliance guardrails (CIS/NIST)


• Mentorship & Strategy: Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers, while improving deployment processes and promoting a DevOps culture


• Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000

General Description of Benefits

• U. S. Citizen.


• Active Secret security clearance.


• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of related professional experience.


• Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).


• Cloud Platforms: Expert knowledge in at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP).


• IaC/Config Management: Experience with Terraform (required) and Ansible.


• Containerization and orchestration: Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.


• Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Powershell for automation.


• CI/CD Platforms: Expert knowledge defining automated pipelines using YAML configurations in standard industry pipelines


• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Azure Devops GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.


• OS Knowledge: Strong proficiency in Linux-based environments,


• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of classified environments, sovereign clouds, and intelligence community IT frameworks


• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.


• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).