DevOps Engineer III

NewGen Technologies; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with an active Top Secret clearance to optimize the customer’s DevOps toolchain and CI/CD pipelines in AirGap cloud settings. The role emphasizes automation, secure baselines, and enterprise readiness, including desktop automation and automation of configurations.

You will design Azure infrastructure with IaC, build pipelines, enforce GitOps, and maintain golden images while ensuring compliance with DoD standards and centralized

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5–8 years of experience in relevant tech.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Security+ Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate Azure infrastructure using IaC (Bicep/Terraform).
• Build and maintain Azure Pipelines to automate provisioning of VMs, Key Vault, networking, and platform services.
• Enforce GitOps-based baselines for versioned, traceable configurations across environments.
• Create golden image pipelines with Packer for enterprise workloads.
• Ensure security compliance and integrate IAM via AD/Entra ID (SSO via Keycloak).
• Operate secure enterprise environments per DoD standards and manage vulnerability scans (Nessus).
• Document configurations in Confluence and coordinate with onsite/remote teams for handoff readiness.
• Provide Tier 1 operational support including automated baseline desktop and software installs.

Skills

DevOps

Azure

GitOps

Packer

Terraform

Bicep

Keycloak

Nessus

Pipelines

Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Azure Pipelines

Terraform

Packer

Bicep

AKS

Skopeo

Crane

Podman

Keycloak

Nessus

Job description

We are seeking an experiencedDevOps Engineer with an active Top Secret clearanceto join our Partner’s team. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in automating and optimizing their DevOps toolchain, ensuring seamless collaboration between development and operations teams. Your expertise in automating processes and integrating tools will directly impact the efficiency and quality of our software delivery. This will include optimizing existing CI/CD pipelines to work in AirGap cloud settings and support automation of customer development desktops for the best customer experience possible.

Responsibilities

• DevOps:
  • Design, deploy, and operate Azure infrastructure using IaC (Bicep/Terraform) for repeatable, scalable environments
  • Build and maintain Azure Pipelines to automate provisioning of VMs, Key Vault, networking, and platform services
  • Enforce GitOps-based baselines for versioned, traceable, consistent configuration across environments
  • Create and maintain “golden image” pipelines using Packer (images-as-code) to support enterprise workloads
  • Ensure security compliance (CMKs, encryption, approved baselines) and integrate IAM via AD/Entra ID (federation/SSO such as Keycloak)
• Security & Compliance:
  • Operate and maintain secure enterprise environments in alignment with DoD security standards, utilizing vulnerability management tools such as Nessus Security Center
  • Ensure all virtual machines and platform resources are properly configured to send telemetry and logs to a centralized Azure Log Analytics workspace
  • Perform enterprise-scale patching and update management using WSUS or equivalent update management solutions
  • Participate in change management and review boards, supporting boundary changes and ensuring compliance with enterprise governance processes
• Customer Onboarding & Operations:
  • Tailor infrastructure parameter templates to customer workload and hardware requirements
  • Deploy Azure infrastructure via established CI/CD pipelines into enterprise environments
  • Document customer configurations and operational details in Confluence
  • Coordinate with onsite and remote teams to validate configurations and ensure handoff readiness
  • Provide Tier 1 operational support, including automated baseline desktop and software installs (DSC, Packer)
• Automation & Container Enablement:
  • Develop and maintain automation solutions using Bicep and/or Terraform to minimize manual intervention and improve deployment reliability
  • Support container image movement and lifecycle management using tools such as Skopeo, Crane, and Podman, ensuring secure and repeatable container workflows
  • Architect and develop, automate, deploy and manage AKS based applications to support developers

Requirements

• TS/SCI Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related Field
• Security+ Certification
• Experience using HCL languages such as Packer and Terraform
• 5-8 years demonstrated performance in related technology

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics.Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ