Senior Cloud Platform and DevSecOps Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

GD Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Full flex work weeks where possible

Paid time off and parental/military/le

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced DevSecOps/Platform Engineer to implement Azure-based platform services, landing zones, and secure configurations for a TS/SCI environment.

You will help design, automate, and operate production cloud platforms across Azure Government. The role requires 8+ years of cloud/DevSecOps experience, strong IaC skills (Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible), and hands-on Linux/Windows administration.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of cloud, platform, or DevSecOps engineering experience.
• Hands-on Azure Government experience with networking, compute, storage, and identity integration.
• Experience with CI/CD and artifact services inside enterprise or disconnected boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Implement Azure platform services and landing-zone components under direction.
• Develop and maintain IaC modules using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, with peer review and testing.
• Build and operate pipelines and container registries in GitLab/Jenkins environments.
• Implement software supply-chain controls including SBOMs and image signing.
• Automate provisioning, patching, backup, and compliance checks; mentor engineers.

Skills

DevSecOps

Linux

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Windows

Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related STEM field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep/ARM

Ansible

GitLab/Jenkins

Harbor

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Job description

Type of Requisition

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: DevSecOps, Linux, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Key Responsibilities

Implement Azure platform services, landing-zone components, network integration, policy, logging, identity hooks, key/secrets management, and workload hosting patterns under the Principal Cloud Architect's direction. Develop and maintain version-controlled IaC modules using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, or approved equivalents; enforce peer review, testing, and release discipline. Build and operate internal GitLab/Jenkins or equivalent pipelines, container platforms, registries, package repositories, image repositories, and artifact mirrors for disconnected delivery. Implement software supply-chain controls including SBOM generation, dependency and image scanning, signing, provenance, allowlists, and promotion gates. Develop hardened container images, deployment templates, configuration standards, and environment-specific overlays for applications, data services, and AI inference workloads. Automate platform provisioning, patching, backup, recovery, certificate/secret rotation, compliance checks, and routine operations. Integrate platform telemetry with Azure Monitor, Sentinel, Dynatrace, ServiceNow, and the enterprise observability architecture. Partner with Security and RMF staff to implement controls and produce reusable evidence from code, pipeline, scan, and configuration outputs. Troubleshoot complex platform failures, lead technical recovery when assigned, document root causes, and convert lessons into platform improvements. Mentor engineers, conduct code/design reviews, and help domain teams adopt approved platform patterns rather than building shadow infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related STEM field, or approved equivalent experience. Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Location: Onsite 8+ years of cloud, platform, systems, or DevSecOps engineering experience, including 3+ years delivering production platform automation. Hands-on Azure or Azure Government experience with networking, compute, storage, identity integration, policy, monitoring, and secure configuration. Strong IaC experience with Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, or equivalent, including module design, state/change management, testing, and peer-reviewed promotion. Experience building or operating CI/CD and artifact/container services inside enterprise or disconnected boundaries using GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus/Artifactory, Harbor, Kubernetes/OpenShift, or comparable platforms. Strong Linux and Windows administration fundamentals plus proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or another automation language. Experience with container hardening, image/dependency scanning, SBOMs, secrets management, certificate handling, and rollback/recovery. Working knowledge of RMF/STIG controls, change management, operational acceptance, logging/audit, and classified data-handling requirements. Demonstrated ability to lead technical work, review others' code/designs, communicate risk early, and operate calmly during production issues.

Preferred Qualifications

Azure/IaC lane: Azure Administrator Associate or DevOps Engineer Expert and relevant Terraform certification. Experience supporting GPU/AI platforms, ML model artifacts, offline Python wheelhouses, or local inference services. Experience integrating ServiceNow change/CMDB records with pipeline and deployment events. Experience with policy-as-code, compliance-as-code, infrastructure testing, chaos/resilience testing, or FinOps automation.

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Benefits

Total Rewards at GDIT:

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule and Location

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: None Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA Chantilly Additional Work Locations:

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