Cygnus Professionals Inc. · 3 weeks ago
Lead Devops Engineer Must Have FedRAMP Exp
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expCygnus Professionals Inc. is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer with FedRAMP experience. The role involves managing cloud infrastructure, automating processes, ensuring security compliance, and leading incident resolution efforts for enterprise-level applications.
Information TechnologyRoboticsSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Raja Mummadi
Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Management: Deploy, manage, and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, ensuring compliance for government workloads
Infrastructure Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, OpenTofu, or AWS CloudFormation
Deployment Pipeline Streamlining: Collaborate with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab and OpenTofu for efficient infrastructure and application delivery
Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance, participate in capacity planning, and optimize application and infrastructure performance by tuning configurations and identifying bottlenecks
Automation Development: Develop scripts and tools to automate routine operations, including patching, scaling, and monitoring
Self-Healing Systems: Design and implement self-healing systems that proactively detect and resolve faults
Data Integrity & Availability: Manage backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability across environments
Security & Compliance: Perform regular security audits and vulnerability patching, adhering to government compliance requirements (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST)
Real-time Incident Resolution: Respond to and resolve infrastructure incidents and outages in real-time, minimizing disruption
Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Conduct RCA for production issues and implement long-term corrective actions
On-Call Participation: Participate in an on-call rotation, escalating and coordinating responses to high-severity issues
Incident Documentation: Document incidents, responses, and postmortems to capture lessons learned
Complex Problem Diagnosis: Diagnose complex infrastructure and application problems, including database performance issues, latency, and service connectivity challenges
Comprehensive Logging & Telemetry: Ensure comprehensive logging and telemetry to support incident response, performance tuning, and auditing
Observability Improvements: Drive observability improvements by collaborating with Engineering and Platform teams to enhance system reliability and traceability
Application Incident Leadership: Lead resolution efforts for application-level incidents, ensuring coordinated response across teams
Application Lifecycle Management: Oversee application lifecycle management, including version upgrades, security patches, and regional rollouts
Knowledge Base Contribution: Contribute to a shared knowledge base, documenting recurring issues and resolution steps
Scaling Strategies: Support scaling strategies to meet regional demand, ensuring infrastructure resilience and compliance with service-level objectives (SLOs)
Qualification
Required
GCP (especially GKE) — real-world experience
Kubernetes Administration (Deep, hands-on, production)
Terraform & OpenTofu expert level
Google Cloud GCP
Container Orchestration
Security, Compliance & FedRAMP
CI/CD Pipeline Engineering
Scripting & Automation
Must be eligible and willing to submit for U.S. Government security clearances
Minimum 5 years of experience leading and supporting enterprise-level applications in production environments
Proven experience in cloud infrastructure provisioning and management on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and systems management
Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
Hands-on experience with cloud object storage services such as AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage
Working knowledge of database and persistence technologies, particularly MongoDB and PostgreSQL
Experience supporting and integrating microservices architectures and RESTful APIs
Familiarity with incident and service management systems, such as ServiceNow and Jira
Experience with SAST/DAST security and compliance tooling, such as Prisma Cloud, CrowdStrike, XSOAR, and Burp Suite
Basic understanding of identity and access management (IAM) and SSO technologies, particularly Okta, and application integration practices
Excellent troubleshooting skills, especially in complex, distributed, cloud-based environments
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document procedures, incidents, and solutions
Effective at producing support documentation and conducting knowledge transfer or training sessions
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, collaborative, and globally distributed team
A motivated, proactive mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality, secure, and reliable systems
Preferred
Experience supporting FedRAMP Authorized platforms is highly desirable
Active U.S. Government security clearance is a plus
Company
Cygnus Professionals Inc.
Cygnus Professionals is a computer software company that provides business-IT transformation solutions.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Surya Vempati
President
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