Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineer

Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineers collaborate closely with cloud platform engineers, cybersecurity teams, developers, and system administrators to ensure that automation workflows meet security, compliance, and operational requirements., The Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineer will: Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tooling.

• Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and environment setup across IL5 AWS GovCloud.

• Build deployment automation for platform services, shared components, and cloud-native resources.

• Maintain repeatable, versioned deployment patterns for development, test, staging, and production environments.

• Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and guardrails into CI/CD automation.

• Support automated patching workflows, configuration baselines, and cloud drift detection.

• Troubleshoot automation failures, pipeline issues, and environment configuration problems.

• Collaborate with DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud platform teams to align automation with enterprise standards.

• Maintain IaC repositories, documentation, and version control practices.

• Implement automated logging, monitoring agent deployment, and observability platform integrations.

• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews for automated deployment and configuration changes.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, DevOps Engineering, or a related field.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud automation, or cloud systems engineering.

• Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code modules and automated provisioning.

• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines or cloud deployment automation.

• Experience operating in IL5, DoD, or secure federal cloud environments.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC frameworks.

• Experience automating cloud provisioning, configuration, and deployment workflows.

• Strong understanding of AWS GovCloud services and cloud architecture fundamentals.

• Familiarity with CI/CD systems, pipeline automation, and version control.

• Understanding of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, and IL5 security alignment.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience with container automation (EKS, ECS) or serverless deployments.

• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

• Experience with security testing automation (SAST/DAST integration).

Certifications

Required:

• CompTIA Security+

Preferred:

• AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Developer/DevOps certification

• ITIL v4 Foundation

• Additional DevOps or cloud automation certifications

Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities for automation and cloud platform issues.

• Excellent communication and collaboration with engineering and security teams.

• High attention to detail and strong IaC discipline.

• Ability to design maintainable, reusable automation patterns.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.