Senior Microsoft DevSecOps Engineer (REMOTE)

Koniag Government Services; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag Government Services is seeking a Senior Microsoft DevSecOps Engineer to join our remote team supporting a government customer. You will embed security, automation, and release controls into Azure-based delivery pipelines and collaborate with stakeholders across cybersecurity, architecture, and operations to deliver secure digital services.

Responsibilities include designing Azure capabilities, automating CI/CD, and ensuring platform reliability while translating requirements into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a technical field.
• 7+ years in DevSecOps, cloud security, and platform automation.
• Hands-on Azure implementation and operations experience.
• Experience with Agile delivery and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and sustain Azure capabilities including AKS, CI/CD, and security controls.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and secure deployment automation.
• Translate requirements into practical platform capabilities for federal stakeholders.
• Support architecture, planning, release readiness, and production transitions.
• Develop reusable patterns, standards, and runbooks to reduce risk.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across platform components and data flows.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, and operations teams to meet federal expectations.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and implementation notes.

Skills

Azure

AKS

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Entra ID

Key Vault

Monitor

Application Insights

Log Analytics

Defender for Cloud

Container platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Azure

AKS

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Entra ID

Key Vault

Monitor

Application Insights

Log Analytics

Defender for Cloud

Container platforms

Job description

Applications for this position will be accepted through 11/6/26

Koniag Professional Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior Microsoft DevSecOps Engineer to support KPS and our government customer. The position is remote. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Koniag Professional Services, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior Microsoft DevSecOps Engineer to support the CRM, Integration, and Platform Services workforce. This role will support Azure cloud platform engineering, AKS operations, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, observability, platform reliability, and AI-enabled delivery practices while helping the customer deliver secure, reliable, accessible, and maintainable digital services. The successful candidate will embed security, compliance, automation, scanning, secrets management, and secure release controls into delivery pipelines and will work closely with government stakeholders, architects, engineers, product owners, cybersecurity, operations, and business users to convert requirements into mission-aligned platform capabilities.

The Senior Microsoft DevSecOps Engineer will provide DevSecOps, cloud security, and platform automation support for Microsoft Azure capabilities within the CRM, Integration, and Platform Services environment.

Principal Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To

• Design, configure, develop, integrate, test, document, and sustain Microsoft Azure capabilities using Azure, AKS, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Entra ID, Key Vault, Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Defender for Cloud, and container platforms.
• Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, container platform operations, monitoring, alerting, and secure deployment automation.
• Translate business, mission, security, accessibility, and operational requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Support platform architecture, backlog refinement, implementation planning, release readiness, and production transition activities.
• Develop reusable patterns, configuration standards, automation, documentation, and support procedures that reduce delivery and sustainment risk.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across platform configuration, code, data, APIs, identity, security, performance, and user experience.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, data, infrastructure, QA, and change management teams to align delivery with federal operating expectations.
• Maintain clear technical documentation, design decisions, implementation notes, test evidence, and operational runbooks.

Required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in DevSecOps, cloud security, and platform automation, preferably in complex enterprise or government environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure implementation, configuration, development, integration, testing, or operations.
• Experience working with Agile delivery teams and translating stakeholder needs into maintainable technical outcomes.

Desired

• Microsoft Azure Administrator, Azure Developer, Azure Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer Expert, Security Engineer, or Kubernetes certification.
• Experience supporting federal government IT environments, Public Trust programs, or regulated enterprise delivery.
• Experience with Section 508, cybersecurity, auditability, data protection, and operational documentation expectations.

Required Skills And Competencies

• Strong hands‑on knowledge of Microsoft Azure capabilities, implementation patterns, administration, development, integration, and lifecycle management.
• Ability to design and implement secure, supportable, upgrade‑aware solutions that avoid unnecessary customization and reduce technical debt.
• Experience with APIs, identity and access controls, data management, testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and release coordination.
• Ability to document technical designs, configuration decisions, operational procedures, test results, and risks in clear business and technical language.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across government stakeholders, product owners, engineers, QA, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Desired Skills And Competencies

• Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code, or platform release automation.
• Knowledge of federal security and compliance concepts including NIST controls, FISMA, FedRAMP‑authorized services, audit evidence, and least privilege.
• Experience improving platform governance, reuse, documentation, observability, and operational readiness.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Atlassian, Snowflake, data catalog, CRM, or enterprise integration ecosystems.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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