Senior Specialist, Federal DevOps Engineer

KPMG LLP; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Senior Specialist to join our Federal Advisory practice in the United States. The role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure as code, and ensuring platform reliability while supporting security hardening efforts.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in DevOps or platform engineering, strong AWS/Linux experience, and familiar with Docker/Kubernetes. Travel is required and U.S. Government clearance eligibility is necessary.

Qualifications

• Three years of DevOps/platform engineering/infrastructure automation experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and version control workflows (Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments and AWS services.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes).
• Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements.
• Applicant must possess or be eligible for a U.S. Government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated build, test, and deployment.
• Manage infrastructure as code and environment configuration across development, test, and production.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to support platform reliability.
• Support security hardening and remediation activities in coordination with the ATO workstream.

Skills

DevOps experience

Linux/Unix proficiency

Cloud AWS

Containerization knowledge

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

ECS

Kubernetes

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Specialist to join our Federal Advisory practice.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated build, test, and deployment
• Manage infrastructure as code and environment configuration across development, test, and production
• Implement monitoring, logging, and altering to support platform reliability
• Support security hardening and remediation activities in coordination with the ATO workstream

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure automation
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and version control workflows (e.g., Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments and AWS services
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
• Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
• Applicant must possess or be eligible for a U.S. Government clearance