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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $100,200.0 - $203,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, User Authentication, Bash Shell, Configuration Management, CompTIA Security+, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Deployment, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Scripting, Okta, Istio, Grafana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9240580/devops-engineer

## About the Role

* 3 years of experience with:
 + DevOps or infrastructure engineering
 + Kubernetes
 + AWS (including EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, and/or CloudWatch)
 + Container technology (Docker, Podman, or containerd)
 + Troubleshooting technical issues and collaborating with cross-functional teams
 * 2 years of experience with:
 + IAM (policies, roles, & service accounts)
 + Terraform, Ansible or other automation
 + GitLab CI/CD pipeline development
 + Networking fundamentals and service mesh familiarity
 + Government/compliance frameworks (800-53/800-171)
 + Scripting (Bash, Python)
 * CompTIA Security+ or other DoD 8140 qualified certification (expected within 90 days of hire), + Helm, GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux)
 + Platform One BigBang
 + Vulnerability management and security scanning tools
 + Prometheus/Grafana/Loki stacks
 + Keycloack administration
 * Recommended Certifications
 + Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes
 + Application Developer (CKAD)
 + AWS Certification: Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security certification

Clearance :

Must have a TS/SCI level government clearance

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and modern containerized infrastructure. This role will support the deployment, automation, scalability, and security of Kubernetes environments across AWS-while maintaining infrastructure-as-code excellence and DevSecOps best practices.

What you'll do:

Kubernetes Deployment, Operations, and Reliability

 * Deploy, configure, and manage large, production-grade Kubernetes clusters across complex set of environments

 * Automate and optimize deployments, services, ingress, storage, networking, and RBAC within Kubernetes

 * Troubleshoot complex platform issues within Kubernetes and its ecosystem

Containerization & Platform Engineering

 * Deploy and maintain containerized DevSecOps Platform services

 * Implement container best practices including image optimization, security hardening, and registry management

 * Collaborate with development teams to enable seamless, scalable production deployment of containerized workloads

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

 * Develop and maintain Terraform for AWS resources (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.)

 * Build and maintain Ansible automation for configuration management and environment consistency

CI/CD Enablement

 * Build and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments, testing, and security workflows

 * Drive continuous improvement in reliability, automation, security, and operational efficiency

Authentication & Security

 * Configure and maintain Keycloak for identity, access management, and SSO integrations

 * Implement and maintain security and compliance controls, especially in regulated environments

Observability & Monitoring

 * Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, etc.)

 * Assist in design and implementation of scalable monitoring infrastructure components across infrastructure

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

 * Advise on platform architecture and containerization strategies
 * Mentor junior engineers in Kubernetes, containers, and automation practices