Sr DevSecOps / Platform Engineer

Kairos; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kairos in the Atlanta area is seeking a Senior DevSecOps / Cloud / Platform Engineer to design, operate, and improve secure cloud and DevSecOps platforms. You will build reliable CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and container platforms that enable teams to deliver software safely and quickly.

Responsibilities include implementing deployment automation, monitoring platform health, and aligning with security controls and operational best practices to ensure reliability and resilience

Qualifications

• 6+ years in DevSecOps, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or related field.
• Experience with GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD systems, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and container technologies.
• Experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Experience integrating code quality, SAST/DAST, artifact, and container-security tooling into delivery pipelines.
• Strong Linux, scripting, automation, networking, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and automated environment provisioning.
• Strong collaboration and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, container platforms, and automated deployment processes.
• Manage infrastructure as code, environment configuration, secrets, certificates, and deployment automation.
• Support Kubernetes-based platforms and container packaging across development, test, staging, and operational environments.
• Integrate automated code quality, security scanning, artifact management, and deployment gates into delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, cybersecurity, architecture, and operations teams to improve delivery reliability and security.
• Monitor platform health, deployment performance, capacity, logs, and operational events and resolve platform issues.
• Implement repeatable environment provisioning and configuration-management practices.
• Support release management, disaster recovery, backup, observability, and operational readiness activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve pipeline speed, consistency, and resilience.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and platform standards.

Skills

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Automation

Scripting

Linux

Networking

Documentation

CI/CD

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering/Cybersecurity

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Argo CD

Docker

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Location : Atlanta, GA ——- Hybrid — 2 days in week

Employment Type Full-Time

Senior DevSecOps / Cloud / Platform Engineer

Position Summary

Senior DevSecOps / Cloud / Platform Engineer to design, operate, and improve secure cloud and DevSecOps platforms that support modern software delivery for Federal public health applications. This role builds reliable CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, container platforms, security controls, and operational tooling that enable engineering teams to deliver software safely and consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, container platforms, and automated deployment processes.
• Manage infrastructure as code, environment configuration, secrets, certificates, and deployment automation.
• Support Kubernetes-based platforms and container packaging across development, test, staging, and operational environments.
• Integrate automated code quality, security scanning, artifact management, and deployment gates into delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, cybersecurity, architecture, and operations teams to improve delivery reliability and security.
• Monitor platform health, deployment performance, capacity, logs, and operational events and resolve platform issues.
• Implement repeatable environment provisioning and configuration-management practices.
• Support release management, disaster recovery, backup, observability, and operational readiness activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve pipeline speed, consistency, and resilience.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and platform standards.

Required Qualifications

• 6 years of DevSecOps, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or related experience.
• Strong experience with GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD systems, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, and container technologies.
• Experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Experience integrating code quality, SAST/DAST, artifact, and container-security tooling into delivery pipelines.
• Strong Linux, scripting, automation, networking, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and automated environment provisioning.
• Strong collaboration and technical documentation skills.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Preferred: Advanced cloud, DevOps, or platform engineering training.

Target Certifications

• AWS or Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Preferred Experience

• Experience with GitHub, SonarQube, Fortify, container registries, and automated security gates.
• Experience with Argo CD, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native observability.
• Experience supporting Java/Spring-based enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with FISMA and NIST security environments.