Senior Cloud / DevSecOps Engineer - Quantico, VA, Onsite

Yakshna Solutions, Inc.; Virginia, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Cloud/DevSecOps Engineer to support DoD/GovCloud environments and implement secure cloud pipelines. You will manage AWS/GovCloud services, automate infrastructure, and enforce security standards across DoW systems.

The role requires DoW 8140 certs and an active Top Secret clearance, with hands‑on experience in IaC, automation, and Kubernetes. A strong security-first mindset is essential in this challenging federal/commercial mix.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cloud administration experience in DoW/GovCloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM; zero-trust networking.
• DoW 8140 certification mandatory and active Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Augment cloud engineering and operations staff for DoD/DoW applications.
• Manage provisioning, configuration, and sustainment of cloud services (Compute, Storage, Database).
• Perform security hardening and ensure compliance with IL4/IL5/IL6 requirements.

Skills

Cloud administration

GovCloud

Security best practices

IaC automation

Kubernetes

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

SCAP Compliance Checker

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS CLI

Job description

We strive to attract and retain the brightest people and offer different job experiences with a full range of challenges and rewards.

We help companies realize and implement IT solutions strategically. Yakshna Solutions supports our client’s mission and goals by sharing our know-how, skills and knowledge. We strive to attract and retain the brightest people and offer different job experiences with a full range of challenges and rewards. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer.

Working with Yakshna gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Additionally, you can build a network of peers, mentors and advance your career! We offer exciting opportunities to work with leading industry experts, business consultants and IT specialists across large government and private sector companies. The people who work in Yakshna are as diverse as our services. We recognize the crucial importance of each individual to our success and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and innovative training.

Opportunities here exist across many services and across many US states. Don’t forget to refer your friends to earn cash for qualified referrals! Based on your relevant profile and our current requirements, our recruitment team will contact you as soon as possible.

Open Jobs

Sep 08 2026

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Job Description

99914 Senior Cloud / DevSecOps Engineer

Yakshna Solutions, Inc ., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.

YSI is seeking an Senior Cloud / DevSecOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior Cloud Engineer shall augment Client’s current cloud engineering and operations staff to provide systems engineering and administration support for Department of the Air Force applications hosted within the CloudOne (AWS GovCloud) environment.
• This support encompasses support of cloud infrastructure, including the provisioning, configuration, and sustainment of Compute (EC2), Storage (S3/EBS), and Database (RDS) services.
• The Senior Cloud Engineer shall assist with performing continuous security hardening (STIG’ing) of all operating systems, databases, and services, ensuring compliance with DoW Impact Levels 4/5/6 (IL5/IL6) requirements.
• Furthermore, the Senior Cloud Engineer shall manage the deployment and maintenance of applications, utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevSecOps pipelines and knowledge of Kubernetes where applicable, while maintaining up-to-date system documentation and architecture diagrams.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• At least 3 years of specialized experience in cloud administration within Federal/Department of War (DoW) environments, with specific expertise in GovCloud offerings (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and/or VMware vSphere).
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following technical areas: Managing core AWS services: EC2 (Compute), S3 (Object Storage), VPC (Networking), RDS (Relational Database), and IAM (Identity & Access Management). Configuring Security Groups and NACLs to implement Zero Trust architectures. Familiarity with CloudOne shared services, boundary protections, and ingress/egress patterns.
• Applying DISA STIGs to Windows Server and RHEL/Linux distributions using Group Policy or automation tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet). Utilizing SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC) and analyzing results to remediate findings. Knowledge of FIPS 140-2 encryption standards for data at rest and in transit.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and scripting.

Certifications

• Mandatory DoW 8140 Certification: Must possess a CompTIA Security+ CE or a higher-level certification (e.g., CASP+, CISSP).
• Personnel must possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.

Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience

• At least 3 years of hands‑on experience as a Hyland OnBase System Administrator, specifically demonstrating the ability to design and maintain workflows, forms, and custom logic.

US Citizen or Green card holder only

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.