Remote DevOps Tech Lead - Kubernetes & GitOps Platform

Zachary Piper Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO

Paid holidays

Fully remote

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a DevOps Tech Lead for a government technology and cloud services client. This fully remote role targets an experienced platform engineer with Kubernetes, Argo CD, and GitOps expertise to build scalable self-service platforms for highly regulated environments.

You will drive platform reliability, automation, and observability, align with security and software teams, and guide deployment automation across FedRAMP High and IL5 workloads.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in SRE, platform or cloud operations.
• Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and large-scale deployment platforms.
• Strong experience with Argo CD, GitOps workflows, and CI/CD automation.
• Proficient in at least one OO language (Java, C#, Python, Go) in devops/Platform roles.
• Experience in FedRAMP High, IL5 or regulated cloud environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision for Platform Services supporting FedRAMP High and IL5 environments.
• Architect and maintain Kubernetes-based deployment systems utilizing Argo CD and GitOps.
• Develop and standardize golden paths for easy deployment, operation, and scaling of applications.
• Lead platform engineering initiatives focused on reliability, automation, observability, and operational excellence.
• Partner with software engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure secure cloud-native deployments.

Skills

Kubernetes

Argo CD

GitOps

CI/CD

Tools

Java

C#

Python

Go

Job description

Piper Companies seeks a DevOps Tech Lead for a government technology and cloud services client. This fully remote role targets an experienced platform engineer with Kubernetes, Argo CD, and GitOps expertise to build scalable self-service platforms for highly regulated environments.

You will drive platform reliability, automation, and observability, align with security and software teams, and guide deployment automation across FedRAMP High and IL5 workloads.