DevOps Engineer - Secret Clearance for Govt Platform

Zachary Piper, LLC; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a leading defense technology organization in the RTP, NC area. This is an open-ended contract requiring an active Secret Clearance, with early flexibility that shifts to a five-day onsite schedule in RTP once the environment is fully operational.

The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, IaC using Terraform/Terragrunt, Python automation, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 4+ years of DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, or related experience.
• Strong Python automation and scripting experience.
• Terraform and Terragrunt for infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Extensive Kubernetes experience including deployments and troubleshooting.
• Docker/containerization experience.
• Linux administration and shell scripting proficiency.
• Understanding of networking concepts, IAM, security groups, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC best practices (Terraform/Terragrunt).
• Develop Python-based automation and tooling to streamline platform operations.
• Administer, deploy, and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments for containerized apps.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with software teams.
• Monitor performance, strengthen security posture, and support compliance in regulated environments.

Skills

Active Secret Clearance

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Python automation

Cloud security fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes

Docker

ArgoCD

Flux

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a leading defense technology organization in the RTP, NC area. This is an open-ended contract requiring an active Secret Clearance, with early flexibility that shifts to a five-day onsite schedule in RTP once the environment is fully operational.

The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, IaC using Terraform/Terragrunt, Python automation, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.