Remote Digital Services Leader - AWS & DevSecOps

Ignite IT, LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite IT, LLC is seeking a Digital Services Technical Manager to lead a cross-functional team of engineers in a remote, contract role. You will drive modernization efforts across AI, analytics, and digital solutions, ensuring secure, scalable platforms and rapid delivery of critical applications.

The ideal candidate has extensive AWS and DevSecOps experience, strong communication, and the ability to coordinate across multiple business units.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in senior consulting, advisory, or leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience building/operating on AWS with networking, IT security tools, databases and related technologies.
• Proven track record in DevSecOps, automation, application development, CICD, release management, and modern software practices.
• Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code across cloud environments.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to interact with customers at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Be a key technical leader to drive maturity of current software development and continuous delivery of highly visible applications.
• Oversee and drive strategic digital transformation initiatives across multiple business units.
• Lead initiatives involving AI, advanced analytics, and emerging digital solutions.
• Provide executive-level communication on status during incidents and major events.
• Draft technical approaches for RFIs and align them to roadmaps and strategic agendas.
• Manage workload and performance of resources, including contractors, to ensure outcomes.
• Establish standardization of processes for incident response and observability.
• Create and review documentation for incident events, RCAs, and mitigations.
• Participate in Agile sprints to evolve business processes and technologies.
• Set foundations for data, systems, and AI/digital dashboard integration.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Leadership presence

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Self-starter

Ability to work 24/7 on-call

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes (AWS EKS)

GitLab CI/CD

Datadog

CloudWatch/OpenSearch

Aqua/DLP security tools

Job description

Ignite IT, LLC is seeking a Digital Services Technical Manager to lead a cross-functional team of engineers in a remote, contract role. You will drive modernization efforts across AI, analytics, and digital solutions, ensuring secure, scalable platforms and rapid delivery of critical applications.

The ideal candidate has extensive AWS and DevSecOps experience, strong communication, and the ability to coordinate across multiple business units.