DevOps Cloud Engineer

At TechFocus, we build secure, scalable cloud and infrastructure systems for U.S. federal agencies-supporting mission-critical environments across organizations such as the Department of Defense (DoD) and civilian agencies.

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You won’t be maintaining legacy systems or working on isolated environments. You’ll design and operate production cloud infrastructure at scale, where security, reliability, and performance are critical.

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We are expanding our DevOps and Cloud Engineering team to support active and upcoming federal programs in cloud modernization, secure infrastructure, and mission systems.

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The Role

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We are building a talent pipeline of skilled DevOps and Cloud Engineers to support active and upcoming federal contracts. You will be matched to specific task orders based on your skills and clearance level.

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What You’ll Do

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• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) for federal software programs

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• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, OpenShift, Anthos) in secure government cloud

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• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and AWS CDK

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• Administer AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and GCP for FISMA-Moderate and FedRAMP-authorized systems

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• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting using EFK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk

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• Support cybersecurity operations, including vulnerability scanning (Tenable/Nessus), STIG compliance, and ATO/SSP documentation.

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• Support incident response, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations planning

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (equivalent experience considered)

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• 3+ years of DevOps or cloud engineering in production environments

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• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP - ideally in government or regulated environments

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• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

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• Experience with IaC: Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent

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• Strong Linux administration and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

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Strongly Preferred:

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• Experience with FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, or RMF compliance

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• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or equivalent certification

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• Experience with Tenable Security Center or Nessus vulnerability management, * Active federal security clearance (Secret or Top Secret strongly preferred)

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• Experience with Kubernetes in production environments (EKS, AKS, or OpenShift)

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• Experience with HPC or large-scale computing environments

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• Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) implementation experience

Competitive salary based on experience and clearance level + comprehensive benefits (health, 401k, PTO)