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Alpha Omega · 17 hours ago

DevOps Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $132K/yr

6+ years exp

Alpha Omega is seeking a qualified Senior DevOps Engineer to support the Buckeye contract at USDA’s FPAC environment. The role focuses on automated continuous deployment of application code and operational monitoring of infrastructure and software platforms in a cloud-based environment.

AnalyticsCloud ComputingInformation ServicesInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Act as a technical authority for DevOps and DevSecOps solutions across the FPAC environment

Design and architect secure, scalable CI/CD and infrastructure platforms where standards may not yet exist

Capable of writing, debugging, and deploying Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Puppet or Terraform

Design and build CI/CD pipeline configurations to orchestrate provisioning and deployment of both large- and small-scale systems

Own architectural decisions, technical documentation, and implementation guidance

Review and approve technical work products to ensure quality, security, and compliance

Design and implement fully automated enterprise pipelines using a suite of DevOps tools: Terraform, BitBucket, Puppet, Docker, Github

Lead design and implementation of enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines with integrated security controls

Architect and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and Puppet

Design and operate containerized platforms using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)

Integrate and support mission-critical and highly specialized systems in cloud environments

Embed security automation (scanning, policy enforcement, secrets management) directly into pipelines

Collaborate with team to develop, stand-up, and support of cloud platform using a variety of programming languages and cloud-native technologies

Apply FISMA and FedRAMP requirements to cloud architectures, pipelines, and operational processes

Lead vulnerability mitigation, compliance alignment, and secure automation strategies

Serve as escalation point for production incidents, security events, and high-risk technical issues

Partner with security and governance teams to ensure continuous compliance and audit readiness

Proficiency with AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon EKS, DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Amazon EC2, Elastic Search, Amazon X-Ray, WAF, Amazon Aurora, AWS WorkSpaces, etc

Strong familiarity with modern DevOps principles, practices, methods, and tools

Design containerization (Docker, etc.) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, etc.) framework solutions in deployment and operations

Able to multi-task multiple projects and provide updates to management

Demonstrate strong verbal and written interpersonal communications skills and ability to deal effectively with customers, peers and management

IaC and configuration management (Terraform, Puppet, Ansible)

Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Demonstrated experience supporting FISMA-regulated or FedRAMP-authorized environments

Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills

Qualification

AWSCI/CDInfrastructure-as-CodeDevSecOpsDockerKubernetesTerraformPuppetPythonAnalytical skillsIncident responseRisk mitigationCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Master's Degree

Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 6+

Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: 6

6+ years of experience developing & engineering enterprise cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) using leading cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, and Azure. Must include networking, computer, storage, database, identify management/access control, monitoring, etc

Excellent written, verbal, and analytical skills

Preferred

Experience designing DevSecOps architecture for federal or regulated environments

Strong background in incident response, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation

Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture

Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, Go, or YAML

Preferred Certifications (Senior-Level Aligned)

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Solutions Architect – Professional

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent senior cybersecurity certification

ITIL Foundation (v3 or v4)

Architectural ownership vs task execution

Security and compliance accountability (FISMA/FedRAMP)Experience with AWS cloud technologies and cloud infrastructure, including networking, VPCs, S3, RDS, ELB, Route53, HPC, SQS, Auto Scaling, Direct Connect, VGWs, and DNS

Working knowledge of FedRAMP and extensive experience applying best practices for building/deploying secure and reliable services and applications on FedRAMP-compliant Cloud platforms

Experience with programming languages such as Perl, Python, YAML, BASH, Go, etc

CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent senior cybersecurity certification

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional; Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies; Architect with Google Cloud Platform: Infrastructure, MS Network Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator Developer (CKAD)

ITIL v3 Foundations Certification