DevSecOps / IaC Engineer

Zaden Tech; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Zaden Tech is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to automate the deployment, patching, and teardown of DoD test environments. You’ll work on Terraform, Ansible and GitLab CI to support a Defense Health Agency program in a flexible on-site/remote setup.

Responsibilities include building VM templates, enforcing STIG compliance, and assisting DHA test teams with environment requests. U.S. citizenship and DoD 8140 readiness are required or achievable within six months.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in DevOps, DevSecOps or systems automation.
• Hands-on Terraform or Ansible and a CI tool such as GitLab CI.
• Linux administration experience.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DHA background investigation.
• DoD 8140 qualification or ability to earn it within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Automate IaC and pipeline jobs for DoD test environments.
• Build VM templates and configuration baselines.
• Automate patching and STIG compliance checks.
• Support environment requests from program test teams.

Skills

DevOps experience

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Linux administration

Security clearance

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Job description

Automate how DoD test environments get built, patched and torn down, using Terraform, Ansible and GitLab CI.

You’ll support a new Defense Health Agency program. This position is contingent upon contract award, and the start date will align with the program start.

What you’ll do:

• Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code and pipeline jobs
• Build VM templates and configuration baselines
• Automate patching and STIG compliance checks
• Support environment requests from the program test teams

Must have:

• 3 or more years in DevOps, DevSecOps or systems automation
• Hands-on Terraform or Ansible, and a CI tool such as GitLab CI
• Linux administration
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and keep the background investigation DHA designates for this position
• DoD 8140 qualification for your work role before privileged access, or the ability to earn it within six months

Nice to have:

• vSphere experience
• Python or PowerShell scripting
• An active Secret clearance or higher

Location: Chantilly, Virginia (Washington, D.C. area) is preferred, on site at the test center. Remote from Huntsville, Alabama, or from anywhere in the continental U.S. also works, through government-approved virtual desktop access, with trips to Chantilly when the work needs them.

Citizenship: U.S. citizenship is required for the investigation this role needs. Zaden’s FSO verifies investigation status.

Pay range: $112,000 to $153,000 per year. Your location and experience set where you land in the range.

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Equal opportunity

Zaden Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other status the law protects.