Senior DevSecOps Platform Engineer — Air-Gapped Cloud

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fayetteville (NC); Hybrid; USD 77,500 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Senior DevSecOps Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and troubleshoot containerized systems in air-gapped environments. You will develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines, author Infrastructure-as-Code, and embed security across the delivery stack.

You will mentor a cloud-focused DevOps team, coach active-duty personnel, and lead labs and technical exchanges. You will prototype AI capabilities and apply AI/ML tools in classified settings.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT, systems, or software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of DevOps or DevSecOps, building and operating production CI/CD pipelines.
• 3+ years of production Kubernetes administration including lifecycle and day-2 ops.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (Ansible, Terraform).
• Linux admin experience (RHEL/Ubuntu), scripting (Python, Bash), cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience in regulated environments (DoD/IC), STIG, RMF or ATO; air-gapped constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and troubleshoot containerized systems in air-gapped environments.
• Develop and optimize production CI/CD pipelines and IaC; embed security, observability, and reliability.
• Lead and mentor teammates, coaching active-duty personnel and government civilians.
• Prototype AI-enabled capabilities and apply AI/ML tooling within classified constraints.
• Operate at the intersection of Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, automation, and AI.

Skills

IT / systems / software engineering

DevOps / DevSecOps

Kubernetes administration

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

Terraform

Linux administration (RHEL/Ubuntu)

Python / Bash scripting

Cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google)

TS/SCI clearance

HS diploma or GED

Security certifications (DoD/8570)

Education

HS diploma or GED

DoD 8140 / 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+)

Certifications: CKA/CKS/RHCSA/RHCE/Terraform Associate/GitLab CI/CISSP

Tools

None

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Senior DevSecOps Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and troubleshoot containerized systems in air-gapped environments. You will develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines, author Infrastructure-as-Code, and embed security across the delivery stack.

You will mentor a cloud-focused DevOps team, coach active-duty personnel, and lead labs and technical exchanges. You will prototype AI capabilities and apply AI/ML tools in classified settings.