DevOps Engineer

🕒 April 25

🏈 Ohio, Maryland – Remote

🏈 Ohio – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Applied Research Solutions

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

🏛️ Government

🔒 Cybersecurity

Government • Cybersecurity

Applied Research Solutions is a small, mission-focused professional services firm that provides cleared technical and subject-matter expertise to the U. S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. The company delivers cybersecurity and information warfare capabilities, agile software development, cloud services, and R&D, and operates on multiple government contract vehicles (e. g. , OASIS+, GSA MAS, Seaport NxG). ARS emphasizes rapid scaling for national security requirements, holds CMMI-SVC ML2 and ISO certifications, and partners with major cloud providers to support secure, mission-driven solutions.

📋 Description

• Deploy and configure the Arkloud Platform into Government-provided cloud enclaves across IL5, IL6, and TS environment tiers. • Provision and manage Azure infrastructure resources — including Virtual Machines, Key Vaults, AKS clusters, and storage — within authorized enclave boundaries. • Implement and manage Kubernetes-based workloads and container orchestration across classification tiers using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). • Implement Salt-based configuration management to enable dynamic VM provisioning, drift remediation, and consistent baseline enforcement across all enclave tiers. • Deploy and integrate required infrastructure components, hosted software, and platform integrations within approved enclave boundaries. • Establish OS hardening and software baselines per applicable STIGs across all delivered systems and environment tiers. • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, Terraform, or equivalent tooling to support repeatable, configuration-controlled deployments. • Ensure all deployed components meet enclave-specific security requirements and applicable STIG baselines. • Produce engineering-quality delivery documentation including deployment guides, configuration baselines, and integration instructions suitable for classified Government review. • Maintain code and configuration artifacts in a Git repository with clear, structured documentation supporting Government acceptance and knowledge transfer. • Coordinate with Developer and ISSE team members on integration, issue resolution, and cross-discipline delivery activities.

🎯 Requirements

• US citizenship required. • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required at time of hire; interim clearances are not accepted. • Active Security+ certification (DoD 8140 compliant). • 5–7 years of demonstrated hands-on experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure roles. • Hands-on Azure experience including VM management, AKS, Key Vault, storage, and Azure Pipelines or equivalent CI/CD tooling. • Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes — cluster management, Helm charts, container orchestration, and workload deployment in classified or restricted environments. • Hands-on SaltStack experience in production environments including dynamic VM provisioning and configuration drift remediation. • Demonstrated experience deploying and hardening systems to STIG compliance across multiple OS and application types. • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Bicep, Terraform, or equivalent) in a DoD or classified cloud environment. • Direct experience working in classified or air-gapped environments (SCIF access, air-gapped networks, offline tooling). • Ability to produce clear, structured technical documentation suitable for classified platform delivery and Government review. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field OR equivalent experience demonstrating the required technical competencies.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities