DevOps Engineer

🕒 September 12

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⛑ DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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Koniag Government Services

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1975

🏛️ Government

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

Government • Defense • Consulting

Koniag Government Services is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) that provides technical, professional, and operational expertise to the U. S. public sector. KGS supports Defense & Intelligence, Federal Civilian, and Health customers with enterprise solutions, professional services, and operations management, and emphasizes mission-focused outcomes, contracting speed (ANC direct awards), and strategic/technology partnerships. The company positions itself as a mission partner delivering people, technology, and program management to government customers.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines automating build, test, security validation, and deployment workflows • Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code solutions using Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or related technologies • Engineer, deploy, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments • Support continuous Authorization to Operate and automated ATO processes through compliance checks, evidence collection, assessment workflows, and pre-configured templates • Integrate and operationalize security and compliance telemetry from Splunk, Tenable, CrowdStrike, and related tools • Support ingestion, normalization, and use of compliance data from FedRAMP, StateRAMP, SOC 2, and related sources • Maintain cloud configuration-management processes, approved baselines, and version-controlled environment configuration standards • Provide engineering support for continuous cybersecurity operations, including 24x7 security monitoring, event-log management, alerting, dashboards, and reporting • Support incident-response activities through automation, integrations, and infrastructure capabilities • Implement and improve analytics and automation capabilities, including approved AI-enabled approaches • Produce and maintain event-log management reports and supporting artifacts consistent with federal requirements, including OMB M-21-31 • Collaborate with development, security, cloud architecture, and operations teams to integrate DevSecOps practices • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure and pipeline performance • Develop and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, configuration records, and operational playbooks • Participate in Agile ceremonies and evaluate tools, technologies, and processes improving DevOps, cloud operations, security automation, and system onboarding

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university • 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related technical role • Hands-on experience with GitLab for source control management and CI/CD pipeline development • Demonstrated experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms • Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Ansible and AWS CloudFormation • Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English • Proficiency in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD • Strong experience with IaC tools, including Ansible and AWS CloudFormation; experience with Terraform is also beneficial • Hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and managing AWS and/or Azure cloud resources • Experience with version control and branching strategies using Git and GitLab • Experience integrating, supporting, or consuming data from security and observability tools such as Splunk, Tenable, CrowdStrike, CloudWatch, or equivalent platforms • Working knowledge of continuous monitoring, cATO/automated ATO concepts, security evidence automation, and federal compliance processes • Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, FIPS 199, FedRAMP, and related cloud-security requirements • Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes • Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell • Familiarity with cloud-security practices, including IAM, secrets management, network-security configurations, logging, and auditability • Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, pipeline, and security-integration issues across multi-cloud environments • Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology, especially Scrum • Ability to work in a team environment under the direction of a technical lead • Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance • Experience working in a federal government IT environment • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud certification • Microsoft Azure certification, such as Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator • Experience with GitLab Ultimate features, including security scanning, DAST/SAST, and compliance pipelines • Experience automating compliance evidence collection, security-control validation, POA&M tracking, or continuous-monitoring workflows • Familiarity with event-log management and reporting practices aligned to OMB M-21-31 • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent platforms • Experience with secrets-management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager • Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and their application in cloud environments • Experience supporting cloud migration or modernization projects within a government or enterprise setting

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Paid time off • Paid parental leave • Life and disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Commuter benefits • Tuition reimbursement