Full Stack DevOps Engineer

Jobtailor; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to build and automate enterprise analytics platforms on Azure and AWS. You will modernize deployments, implement secure CI/CD, and drive standardization across teams.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in DevOps or 8 years in lieu of a degree, with strong IaC skills in Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud services, plus experience with data platforms like Databricks or Snowflake.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus 4 years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering (or similar) role OR 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Strong knowledge of Security principles, 12 Factor App design.
• Experience working in public cloud (specifically Azure or AWS).
• Ability to research, plan, organize, lead, and implement new processes or technologies.
• Experience in Agile CI/CD cloud deployment techniques.
• Demonstrated capabilities to apply policy driven frameworks to cloud deployments, inclusive of micro-services (Kubernetes) alongside terraform or similar IaC techniques.
• Knowledge of modern development languages with deep 3-4yrs experience in at least one (python, golang, javascript).
• Experience deploying or maintaining Big Data or analytics platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, RedShift, BigQuery, Synapse.
• Experience working in version control platforms such as GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with agile management tools like Jira, GitHub Projects, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong communications and leadership skills with a demonstrated capability to drive change within organizations and for clients.

Responsibilities

• Build, automate, and operate enterprise analytics platforms using Terraform, GitHub, Kubernetes, and GitOps to create secure, repeatable, and scalable cloud environments.
• Develop next-generation analytics infrastructure by modernizing legacy deployments and implementing hardened CI/CD workflows aligned with Zero Trust and cloud governance best practices.
• Create reusable modules, templates, and reference architectures to help product teams move faster and strengthen platform standardization.
• Integrate and operationalize third-party libraries, APIs, and partner technologies across end-to-end cloud solutions.
• Support engineering excellence through code commits, PR reviews, automation improvements, and enhanced platform observability.
• Improve containerized workloads across Azure and AWS, and increase efficiency on analytic platforms such as Databricks, Posit Workbench, and Posit Connect.
• Collaborate closely with IT and security organizations to help ensure compliance, resiliency, and policy alignment.
• Leverage tools such as GitHub, Jira, and ServiceNow as part of a mature DevSecOps operating model.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitOps

CI/CD

Security principles

12 Factor App

Public cloud

Agile

Programming languages

Big Data platforms

GitHub/Azure DevOps

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

Synapse

GitHub

Jira

ServiceNow

Azure DevOps

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build, automate, and operate enterprise analytics platforms using Terraform, GitHub, Kubernetes, and GitOps to create secure, repeatable, and scalable cloud environments.
• Develop next-generation analytics infrastructure by modernizing legacy deployments and implementing hardened CI/CD workflows aligned with Zero Trust and cloud governance best practices.
• Create reusable modules, templates, and reference architectures to help product teams move faster and strengthen platform standardization.
• Integrate and operationalize third-party libraries, APIs, and partner technologies across end-to-end cloud solutions.
• Support engineering excellence through code commits, PR reviews, automation improvements, and enhanced platform observability.
• Improve containerized workloads across Azure and AWS, and increase efficiency on analytic platforms such as Databricks, Posit Workbench, and Posit Connect.
• Collaborate closely with IT and security organizations to help ensure compliance, resiliency, and policy alignment.
• Leverage tools such as GitHub, Jira, and ServiceNow as part of a mature DevSecOps operating model.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree plus 4 years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering (or similar) role OR 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Strong knowledge of Security principles, 12 Factor App design.
• Experience working in public cloud (specifically Azure or AWS).
• Ability to research, plan, organize, lead, and implement new processes or technologies.
• Experience in Agile CI/CD cloud deployment techniques.
• Demonstrated capabilities to apply policy driven frameworks to cloud deployments, inclusive of micro-services (Kubernetes) alongside terraform or similar IaC techniques.
• Knowledge of modern development languages with deep 3-4yrs experience in at least one (python, golang, javascript).
• Experience deploying or maintaining Big Data or analytics platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, RedShift, BigQuery, Synapse.
• Experience working in version control platforms such as GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with agile management tools like Jira, GitHub Projects, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong communications and leadership skills with a demonstrated capability to drive change within organizations and for clients.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and automating enterprise analytics platforms using Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud services like Azure and AWS. Proficient in implementing CI/CD workflows, ensuring security compliance, and enhancing platform observability while driving organizational change.

Tools & Technologies

• GitHub
• Jira
• ServiceNow
• Azure DevOps