Remote Cloud DevOps Engineer – Secure AWS & Automation

ECS; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Arlington, VA (hybrid/remote) seeks a Cloud DevOps Engineer with strong Linux, Windows, and cloud-native experience. You will design secure infrastructure, automate with IaC, and drive DevSecOps in a compliance-driven environment.

Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, managing AWS services with Terraform/Ansible, applying DISA STIGs, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP, and collaborating with security and development teams to keep deployments robust and auditable.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to pass Public Trust investigations.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field; 3+ years of relevant IT experience.
• 3+ years with Linux/Windows administration, Terraform/Ansible IaC, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy secure AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with security baked in from the start.
• Automate with Ansible and Terraform for scalable deployments.
• Deploy and troubleshoot cloud-native apps across EC2, VPC, EKS, S3, RDS.
• Implement IAM, encryption, network security, and kernel hardening.
• Apply DISA STIGs and ensure compliance with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP.
• Support Docker and Kubernetes/EKS workloads.
• Collaborate with development and security teams on DevSecOps.
• Keep documentation current.

Skills

Public Trust

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

CloudFormation

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

DISA STIGs

NIST 800-53

FedRAMP

Job description

Everforth ECS in Arlington, VA (hybrid/remote) seeks a Cloud DevOps Engineer with strong Linux, Windows, and cloud-native experience. You will design secure infrastructure, automate with IaC, and drive DevSecOps in a compliance-driven environment.

Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, managing AWS services with Terraform/Ansible, applying DISA STIGs, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP, and collaborating with security and development teams to keep deployments robust and auditable.