[Remote] Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DecisionPoint seeks Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineers to support secure federal and DoD-aligned cloud missions in IL5 AWS GovCloud environments. The role designs and maintains Infrastructure-as-Code, cloud provisioning, deployment automation, CI/CD security controls, monitoring integrations, and operational workflows, and is fully remote.
Responsibilities
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tooling
- Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and environment setup across IL5 AWS GovCloud
- Build deployment automation for platform services, shared components, and cloud-native resources
- Maintain repeatable, versioned deployment patterns for development, test, staging, and production environments
- Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and guardrails into CI/CD automation
- Support automated patching workflows, configuration baselines, and cloud drift detection
- Troubleshoot automation failures, pipeline issues, and environment configuration problems
- Collaborate with DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud platform teams to align automation with enterprise standards
- Maintain IaC repositories, documentation, and version control practices
- Implement automated logging, monitoring agent deployment, and observability platform integrations
- Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews for automated deployment and configuration changes
Skills
- Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, DevOps Engineering, or a related field
- * Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud automation, or cloud systems engineering
- * Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code modules and automated provisioning
- * Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines or cloud deployment automation
- * Experience operating in IL5, DoD, or secure federal cloud environments
- * Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC frameworks
- * Experience automating cloud provisioning, configuration, and deployment workflows
- * Strong understanding of AWS GovCloud services and cloud architecture fundamentals
- * Familiarity with CI/CD systems, pipeline automation, and version control
- * Understanding of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, and IL5 security alignment
- * CompTIA Security+
- * Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities for automation and cloud platform issues
- * Excellent communication and collaboration with engineering and security teams
- * High attention to detail and strong IaC discipline
- * Ability to design maintainable, reusable automation patterns
- * Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment
- * Experience with container automation (EKS, ECS) or serverless deployments
- * Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
- * Experience with security testing automation (SAST/DAST integration)
- * AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Developer/DevOps certification
- * ITIL v4 Foundation
- * Additional DevOps or cloud automation certifications
Benefits
- These positions are fully remote.
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