DevSecOps Cloud Automation Engineer

• Develop, maintain, and standardize GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including reusable jobs, parent/child pipelines, runners, triggers, and integrated security testing
• Build and maintain secure, resilient, reusable, and maintainable AWS GovCloud infrastructure using Terraform and other automation
• Create and maintain Ansible Playbooks for Windows and Linux installation, patching, hardening, configuration, and operational support
• Support AWS services and containerized workloads including EC2, RDS, ECR/EKS, Systems Manager, Secrets Manager, and approved/hardened container images such as Iron Bank
• Automate security controls, vulnerability remediation, and validation using DoD security tooling such as ACAS, Elastic Agent, and CloudWatch agents
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, pipeline, operating system, networking, container, and security issues
• Simplify, standardize, and improve DevSecOps and cloud capabilities while reducing technical debt and redundant solutions
• Collaborate with application, cloud, cybersecurity, and architecture teams to support changing ATIS priorities
• Create and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and reusable patterns
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while remaining hands‑on
• Support the U.S. Army Training Information System (ATIS) modernization into a secure, cloud-native enterprise capability within a SAFe Agile Release Train

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 7+ years of hands-on DevSecOps, cloud, platform, systems, or infrastructure automation experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, and Linux administration in production environments
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible
• Working knowledge of containers, cloud networking, IAM, and secure infrastructure design
• Experience implementing cybersecurity guardrails, vulnerability remediation, and automated security validation in secure or regulated environments
• Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, pipeline, operating system, networking, container, and security issues
• Strong technical communication, documentation, independent problem‑solving, collaboration, and prioritization skills
• Active DoW Secret security clearance
• Active DoDI 8140-compliant certification, such as Security+, CISSP, or CISM, or ability to obtain
• Preferred: AWS GovCloud, NIST, RMF, DoD 8140, DoD authorization/compliance processes, Kubernetes/EKS, ECR, GitOps, containerized application delivery, ACAS, Elastic Agent, CloudWatch agents, ATO activities, SAFe Agile Release Train, and Army/DoD mission‑critical systems experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS infrastructure using Terraform, and Ansible Playbooks for operational support. Proficient in automating security controls and troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues within secure environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS GovCloud
• Terraform
• Ansible
• DevSecOps

Hard Skills

• Infrastructure Automation
• Linux Administration
• Configuration Management
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Security Validation
• Cloud Networking
• Container Management
• Technical Documentation
• Troubleshooting
• Cybersecurity Guardrails

Soft Skills

• Technical Communication
• Independent Problem‑Solving
• Collaboration
• Prioritization

Certifications & Qualifications

• DoDI 8140-compliant Certification
• Security+
• CISSP
• CISM

Industry Keywords

• NIST
• RMF
• DoD 8140
• ATO Activities
• Army/DoD Mission‑Critical Systems

Tools & Technologies

• ACAS
• Elastic Agent
• CloudWatch
• Kubernetes
• EKS
• ECR
• SAFe Agile Release Train