Senior Cloud Platform Engineer – REMOTE

anavationllc; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability coverage

Life and AD&D coverage

401(k) matching

Paid leave and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Remote work within continental US

Job summary

Anavation LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to build and operate a secure, cloud-native platform for government workloads. You will own Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes operations, and site reliability while guiding fellow engineers.

Responsibilities include managing AKS, IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt and GitOps using Argo CD, plus deploying container workloads with Docker, Helm, and Kustomize. Strong security, observability, and collaboration skills are required.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to maintain at least a High Risk Public Trust designation; federal government experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with at least five years of cloud platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps experience.
• Experience supporting large distributed systems in a federal government environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and Kubernetes operations; AWS may be considered in place of Azure.
• Practical experience with containers, Terraform or Terragrunt, GitOps using Argo CD and GitHub workflows, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or KQL.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across technical teams.
• Nice to have government cloud environments, active Secret or Top Secret clearance, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or AWS certifications, and cloud cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service, including upgrades, scaling, node pools, and troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain modular infrastructure as code with Terraform and Terragrunt; use GitOps workflows for deployment and configuration.
• Deploy containerized workloads using Docker, Helm, and Kustomize, and maintain automated delivery pipelines.
• Manage cloud networking, identity, and security, including virtual networks, private connectivity, role-based access, and key management.
• Support Azure data and messaging services, and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, incident response, and performance tuning.
• Document architecture and operating practices, lead complex infrastructure work, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Terragrunt

GitOps

Argo CD

GitHub

Docker

Helm

Kustomize

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

KQL

SRE

DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Argo CD

GitHub

Docker

Helm

Kustomize

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Job description

Role overview

Build and operate a secure, cloud-native platform for processing and analyzing digital evidence in a government environment. This senior engineering role focuses on Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and site reliability, with responsibility for platform operations, technical standards, and guidance to other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service, including upgrades, scaling, node pools, and troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain modular infrastructure as code with Terraform and Terragrunt; use GitOps workflows for deployment and configuration.
• Deploy containerized workloads using Docker, Helm, and Kustomize, and maintain automated delivery pipelines.
• Manage cloud networking, identity, and security, including virtual networks, private connectivity, role-based access, and key management.
• Support Azure data and messaging services, and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, incident response, and performance tuning.
• Document architecture and operating practices, lead complex infrastructure work, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and ability to maintain at least a High Risk Public Trust designation; the listing also describes a minimum Public Trust and calls for federal government experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least five years of cloud platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps experience.
• Experience supporting large, distributed systems in a federal government environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and Kubernetes operations; AWS may be considered in place of Azure.
• Practical experience with containers, Terraform or Terragrunt, GitOps using Argo CD and GitHub workflows, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or KQL.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively across technical teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with government cloud environments, active Secret or Top Secret clearance, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or AWS certifications, and cloud cost optimization.

Benefits and work setup

• The position is remote within the continental United States, with full-time coverage during Eastern Time business hours and possible support outside those hours for outages or upgrades.
• Occasional travel to Washington, DC may be needed.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and AD&D coverage.
• A matched 401(k).
• Paid leave and holidays.
• Tuition or training reimbursement.