Senior DevOps Engineer: Air-Gapped Azure

Castalia Systems; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k matching

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Training opportunities

Pet insurance

Job summary

Castalia Systems is seeking a DevOps Engineer Tech 4 to optimize our DevOps toolchain, automate processes, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for Air-Gapped environments. You will lead infrastructure automation and secure configurations across enterprise environments.

You’ll deploy AKS-based apps, develop golden-image pipelines, and ensure DoD-aligned security and telemetry. Collaboration with development and operations teams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years leadership experience.
• 8+ years demonstrated performance in related technology.
• Security+ Certification.
• Experience deploying software into AirGapped environments.
• Experience deploying Microsoft infrastructure using Terraform or Bicep.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate Azure infrastructure using IaC (Bicep/Terraform).
• Build and maintain Azure Pipelines to automate provisioning of VMs, Key Vault, networking, and services.
• Enforce GitOps-based baselines for versioned configuration across environments.
• Create and maintain "golden image" pipelines using Packer for enterprise workloads.
• Ensure security compliance (CMKs, encryption, baselines) and IAM integration (AD/Entra ID).
• Operate and maintain secure enterprise environments in alignment with DoD standards (Nessus).
• Document configurations and handoff details in Confluence.
• Coordinate with onsite and remote teams for validation and handoff readiness.
• Develop automation using Bicep and Terraform to minimize manual intervention.
• Support container image movement with Skopeo, Crane, and Podman.

Skills

Leadership

Security-minded

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure

AKS

Packer

Nessus

AD/Entra ID

Confluence

Skopeo

Crane

Podman

Job description

Castalia Systems is seeking a DevOps Engineer Tech 4 to optimize our DevOps toolchain, automate processes, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for Air-Gapped environments. You will lead infrastructure automation and secure configurations across enterprise environments.

You’ll deploy AKS-based apps, develop golden-image pipelines, and ensure DoD-aligned security and telemetry. Collaboration with development and operations teams is essential for success.