TS/SCI DevSecOps Engineer - Cloud, IaC & Kubernetes

IT Veterans; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Veterans LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines for a DoD-supporting, IL5/IL6 and TS environment. The role emphasizes IaC, Kubernetes-based orchestration, secure cloud technologies, and DevSecOps practices.

You will collaborate with software engineers, cybersecurity teams, and government stakeholders to ensure scalable, compliant cloud services and automated, secure software delivery.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Extensive experience deploying and managing containerized apps with Kubernetes.
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools, especially Terraform.
• Experience designing secure, compliant cloud architectures (GovCloud).
• Experience building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong focus on DevSecOps and zero-trust principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure in Azure GovCloud and/or AWS GovCloud.
• Deploy and support Kubernetes, Istio, Keycloak, ArgoCD, NGFWs, and PostgreSQL across IL5/IL6/TS environments with federal compliance.
• Develop IaC solutions using Terraform and Ansible for automated provisioning and configuration.
• Manage containerized deployments for high availability and efficient resource use.
• Create and maintain secure GitLab CI/CD pipelines for compliant software delivery.
• Configure networking, load balancing, BCAP routing, and ICAM integrations for Zero Trust.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to detect performance issues and security events.
• Ensure compliance with federal security standards through access controls and encryption.
• Collaborate with engineers, cybersecurity teams, architects, and government stakeholders.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Azure GovCloud / AWS GovCloud

IaC

Security compliance

Job description

IT Veterans LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines for a DoD-supporting, IL5/IL6 and TS environment. The role emphasizes IaC, Kubernetes-based orchestration, secure cloud technologies, and DevSecOps practices.

You will collaborate with software engineers, cybersecurity teams, and government stakeholders to ensure scalable, compliant cloud services and automated, secure software delivery.